Zaporozhye NPP Director Says Kiev Targeting Plant Workers After Failed Relocation Effort
Yury Chernichuk, director of the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear plant, alleged Ukrainian authorities have spent over six months trying to make life unbearable for staff, according to TASS.
The director of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Yury Chernichuk, said Kiev has been targeting workers at the facility after failing to force them to leave, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS.
Chernichuk said that for more than six months, Ukrainian authorities have been trying to create an uncomfortable environment and conditions designed to make normal life unbearable for the plant's staff, TASS reported.
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been under Russian control since shortly after the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022. The plant's operational status and the safety of its workers have been points of contention between Moscow and Kiev throughout the war.
TASS did not provide further details in the excerpt regarding the specific nature of the alleged pressure tactics or how the earlier attempt to relocate staff purportedly failed.
Ukrainian officials have not yet publicly responded to the specific claims reported by TASS. The report could not be independently verified.
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- Kiev targets Zaporozhye NPP workers after failed attempt to force them to leave — director — TASS (Russia)
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