On the 38th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world to pressure Russia to liberate the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from Russian control and ensure all Ukrainian nuclear facilities are protected from Russian strikes.
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For 785 days now, Russian terrorists have held hostage the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
The Russians seized the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the beginning of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and occupied it for 35 days.
Russian soldiers looted the laboratories, captured the guards, abused the staff and used it to launch further military operations.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been under Russian occupation since March 2022.
The Chornobyl plant was occupied by Moscow's forces for 35 days at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been repeatedly disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid due to Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
For 785 days, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been held hostage by Russian terrorists.
It is the duty of the whole world to put pressure on Russia so that the nuclear power plant is released and returned to the full control of Ukraine.
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