Russian invasion forces planted mines along the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in a buffer zone between the facility's internal and external fences, replacing mines that had been removed in November 2023.
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Mines were planted along the perimeter of the ZNPP in the buffer zone between internal and external fences
The mines were previously removed in November 2023
The mined area is a restricted area inaccessible to operational plant personnel
Mines along the perimeter of the ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant)... are now back in place
The mines, previously identified by agency experts on site, had been removed in November
This is inconsistent with the IAEA safety standards
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:26.610Z
Source story: 3815837-iaea-russians-once-again-plant-mines-at-zaporizhzhia-npp