Russia has taken two Zaporizhzhia NPP workers hostage: Zelenskyy made a statement
The occupiers imprisoned the energy workers allegedly for having some Ukrainian content on their phones.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine / © Офіс президента України
Russia has taken two energy workers from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant hostage and thrown them behind bars.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this during a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on February 4.
"There is news - I had a briefing with Mr. Kotin. Russia has taken hostage two energy workers who were working at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. They have been imprisoned supposedly for having some Ukrainian content on their phones," Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy stressed that it is critically important for Ukraine to secure the release of the energy workers from captivity.
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