Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree transferring control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to Russian state company Rosenergoatom, asserting full Russian control over the ZNPP.

Putin issued a decree transferring control of ZNPP to Rosenergoatom on October 5

Ihor Murashov is now with his family and will not continue at ZNPP.

It has been confirmed that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will travel to Kyiv and then to Moscow this week to continue consultations on a nuclear safety zone around ZNPP.

Ihor Murashov was abducted by Russians on 1 October and released on 3 October.

The ministry's statement comes after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a decree making an illegal order to transfer Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Russian-occupied Enerhodar into Russian property.

The ministry strongly condemned this crime, which further increases the risks and threats in the field of nuclear security caused by the Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Rosatom registered a company to manage the ZNPP in Moscow after Putin issued a decree claiming ownership.

Russian occupiers continue to exert moral and psychological pressure on workers of the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Enerhodar, threatening them to obtain Russian passports and sign employment contracts with Rosatom.