The Russians forbade the leaders of the ZNPP to leave Energodar/Word and deed Yury Chernichuk, chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, was not released from Energodar. He was supposed to participate in the meeting of the Council of Chief Engineers of the State Enterprise “NAEK” Energoatom “, which was decided to be organized on May 4 in Zaporozhye.
This information was reported in the telegram channel of Energoatom. On the way out of Energodar, the Russians detained Yury Chernichuk, who was on his way to meet with the chief engineers of Energoatom. The arrest took place at one of the checkpoints on the outskirts of the city. Immediately from there, the occupiers took Chernichuk for interrogation to the FSB officers. It is noted that special services are actively “working” in the captured city.
“The invaders are actually holding experts hostage”
According to preliminary data, Yuri Chernichuk and other leaders of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant were forbidden to leave Energodar. The ban is valid even if the departure is directed to the operation of a nuclear power plant, on which depends, first of all, the security of not only the region, but the entire continent.
However, the occupiers' lack of even elementary common sense is no longer surprising. Unfortunately, – noted in Energoatom.
In the telegram channel of the state enterprise, they emphasized that the invaders are actually holding hostage the specialists of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Such actions of the enemy further complicate the work of the Zaporizhzhya NPP and add risks.
“The Russians expose humanity to the danger of a new nuclear catastrophe”
The Russians do not fully understand what object they are dealing with, they do not even think about any of their actions anymore. The Kremlin's mercenaries, guided by their small brains and the thoughtless instructions of their leadership, are exposing humanity to the danger of a new nuclear catastrophe. at least six Chernobyls. Moreover, the key word here is “at least”, – they emphasized in the telegram channel.
Council of Chief Engineers of NNEGC “Energoatom”
Today, on May 4, the Council of Chief Engineers of NNEGC “Energoatom” took place. It is noted that the chief engineers of three Ukrainian nuclear power plants (excluding the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant) and other separate divisions of the Company took part in it. The specialists who arrived in Zaporizhzhya discussed the urgent issues of the physical safety of nuclear facilities, nuclear and radiation safety, operation and repair of nuclear installations.
What is known about the situation in Zaporozhye:
- On May 3, the Russians fired on residential areas of the city of Gulyaipole in Zaporozhye. As a result of an armed attack, private houses of local residents were damaged. As a result, two people were injured and one died.
- Yesterday, on May 3, the enemy launched an artillery strike on the village of Zheleznodorozhnoye near Gulyaipol. As a result of the attack, 2 civilians were killed, 12 houses and a school were damaged. The prosecutor's office has already opened a criminal case under the article on violation of the laws of war, which is connected with premeditated murder.
- On May 3, at about 16:42, an evacuation convoy arrived in Zaporozhye with civilians from Mariupol, as well as those who were at the Azovstal plant “.
- On May 2, the enemy fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Orekhov. The occupiers fired artillery.
- Ukrainian soldiers destroyed about 80 Russian occupiers in Zaporozhye. APU turned a lot of enemy equipment into scrap metal. There are 6 tanks among the destroyed vehicles.
