The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) informed Oleg Romanenko, the Russian-appointed "director" of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, of suspicion under articles on violation of laws and customs of war and high treason committed under martial law.
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Oleg Romanenko was informed of suspicion under articles of the Criminal Code on violation of laws and customs of war and high treason committed under martial law, facing life imprisonment
The statement expressed support for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) ongoing efforts to stabilize the ongoing situation around the nuclear power plant.
G7 ministers condemned Russia's continued occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 'which could lead to potentially severe consequences for nuclear safety and security' and the 'irresponsible nuclear rhetoric' of threatening to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Washington has cautioned Russia not to tamper with Europe’s largest nuclear power plant located in Ukraine, where US technology is lodged
The letter was 'legitimate,' Shayela Hassan, the deputy director of public affairs for the National Nuclear Security Administration, told CNN.
It is 'unlawful for unauthorized persons, including… Russian citizens and Russian entities… to willfully access' US technology.
Head of Zaporizhzhia RMA Yurii Malashko reported that Russian forces attacked the region with artillery and airstrikes, damaging infrastructure in multiple settlements.
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