“Ukraine mustn't repeat what Russians did at Zaporizhzhia atomic station" - former Energy Minister

He went into detail in an interview with Espreso TV.

"Kursk NPP is several tens of kilometers away. This is a nuclear facility. We understand that there are nuclear units of the RBMK (high-power channel reactor - ed.). This is a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor designed and built by the Soviet Union. The same was at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Therefore, we have to be very careful not to repeat what the Russians did with the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Even if the plant is surrounded, a corridor should be made so that licensed personnel can work there. The main thing is that all actions should be coordinated with the IAEA, so that, God forbid, they do not accuse us of nuclear terrorism," commented the former Energy Minister of Ukraine.

Ivan Plachkov noted that the Russians are ready for anything, so they can make any provocation at the Kursk NPP and accuse Ukraine of it.

• On August 8, Russia’s National Guard announced that it had implemented additional security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant to protect a "particularly important facility."

• On August 9, the number of personnel at the Kursk NPP-2 construction site was urgently reduced.

• On August 10, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi made a statement that the International Atomic Energy Agency assured that it was "monitoring the situation related to military activities reportedly taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk nuclear power plant."