Ukraine requests humanitarian corridor for residents of occupied territories near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2022, 18:00
Ukraine has asked Russia to create a humanitarian corridor for residents of the occupied territories around the Zaporizhzhia NPP, however, no response has yet been received from Moscow.
Source: Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, on Telegram
Quote from Vereshchuk: "The Russians are holding hostage not only the staff of the station, but tens of thousands of people on the temporarily occupied territories adjacent to the ZNPP.
The Ministry of Reintegration has requested a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of the civilian population from the territories adjacent to the nuclear power plant. However, the only answer we’ve received is cynical silence."
Details: The Minister urged residents of the temporarily occupied territories adjacent to the ZNPP to evacuate.
Vereshchuk suggested that citizens contact the hotlines of the Ministry of Reintegration: 1548 or +38(096) 078 84 33 (a 24/7 line for calls and messages via mobile apps WhatsApp/Telegram/Viber, in case there is no mobile connection).
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Background:
- On 4 March, Russia captured the ZNPP, creating the risk of a radiation disaster. In mid-March, the invaders blew up some ammunition on the territory of the ZNPP.
- On 15 July, Energoatom [the Ukrainian company that runs all nuclear power plants in the country] reported that the Russians deployed missile systems on the territory of the ZNPP; later, they used them to shell the vicinity of Nikopol.
- On 1 September, a mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at the ZNPP in occupied Enerhodar.
- On 5 September, four of the six participants of the IAEA mission completed their work and left the territory of the ZNPP, while two representatives of the organisation remained at the station.
- On 6 September, the IAEA published a report on radiation safety in Ukraine, in particular, sharing data on the mission's visit to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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