OR Ukraine accused today (26.03.2025) the Russia That it cannot safely manage the operation of the Zaporizia nuclear power plant, due to the reports that a “huge leak” of diesel fuel has been caused.
Russia occupied the station from the early days of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but since then, Moscow and Kiev have been accommodated c.eh the attacks on the nuclear facilities of which, as both sides say, There is a risk of nuclear accident.
«We received information that it was damaged by a diesel tank to Zaporizia’s nuclear nuclear station“The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
«The fuel poured was enough to operate the station’s backup generators for 25 days“, He added in his post on the X platform, Heorchi Tichi.
The spokesman did not clarify where the information came from, nor when or how the damage was caused. Was restricted to declare that is ‘direct result of the risky replacement’ of Ukrainian experts with Russians.
«The Russians not only stole the station, but they are also unable to manage its basic safety“, He stressed.
Moscow’s response
The Russian administration of the station, however denied Kiev’s information about damage to a fuel tankreferring to ‘False news ».
THE Station currently does not produce electricity. Kiev says that its manner of managing it from Moscow has led to a severe degradation of its equipment and that it could only be reopened if it is re -under Ukrainian control.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed on Tuesday that The factory is a Russian facility and it is ‘impossible’ to be returned to Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has implied that The Americans could help with the operation or even acquire the ownership of Ukrainian nuclear power stations.
Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski, however, said the issue of stations ownership had not been discussed and excluded such a possibility.