America News Agency

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha said Russia is intensifying its attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear energy system, directly creating the risk of a nuclear incident.

Noting that no incident has occurred so far thanks to the professionalism of Ukrainian experts, Sybiha said: “Russia’s latest attacks on our power grid have led to load reductions at three operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine, the periodic triggering of automatic safety shutdowns, reduced output, or units being taken offline. Each such case constitutes a direct threat.”

Sybiha also pointed out that the IAEA has recently documented numerous drone flights near the Rivne and Khmelnytskyi sites, classifying them as significant security threats, adding:

“Previously, Russia attacked the New Safe Confinement at Chornobyl with drones; for the first time in human history it occupied a nuclear power plant — the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — and turned it into a military base. Unless the world stops these threats, Russian terrorists will continue to escalate. The world must pay attention to Russia’s unacceptable and reckless behavior that directly puts hundreds of millions of Europeans at risk. For example, the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is only 135 kilometers from the borders of the EU and NATO.”