Ukraine Won’t Shut Down Zaporizhzhia NPP: Zelenskyi Explained Why

In his interview for ABC News, President Of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said he would not consider a controlled shutdown of the plant to prevent any radiation leaks given that the site provides energy to two regions of Ukraine as winter approaches.

"I know that the Russians would like the reactors to be disconnected from Ukrainian grid and connected to the Russian grid. No, we do not agree to those messages", the President said.

According to the President, invaders have seized six units of the largest nuclear power plant in the world. Zelenskyi stressed that there shouldn't be any military personnel, any military equipment on the territory, and any people with firearms.

"You see, they occupied our nuclear station, six blocks. The biggest in Europe. It means six Chernobyls; it means the biggest danger in Europe. So, they occupied it. So that means that they use nuclear weapon. That is nuclear weapon. There shouldn't be any military personnel. There shouldn't be any military equipment on the territory. And there shouldn't be the workers of nuclear power plant who are-- surrounded by people with firearms", Zelenskyi added.

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