Russian occupiers have escalated blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko connects to Ukraine's counteroffensive. The minister notes Russia is trying to raise the degree of tension significantly.
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Russian blackmail at ZNPP has escalated due to Ukrainian counteroffensive
No evidence of radiation accidents at ZNPP
Four IAEA inspectors present at ZNPP but cannot access all facilities
According to Anton, all residents are 100 percent sure that the power plant is mined. They say that an explosion will be inevitable, with the threat having become more real since the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) began an offensive in the direction of Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian occupiers are exporting grain from the captured territories of the Zaporizhzhia region.
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