The head of Ukraine's state nuclear energy company Energoatom said on Wednesday (5 October) he was taking charge of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and urged workers at the plant not to sign any documents with its Russian occupiers.
Petro Kotin made his comments in a video address posted on the Telegram messaging app despite Russia saying it plans to supervise the station’s operations.
Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti had reported earlier that Russia plans to supervise operations at the six-unit Zaporizhzhia after formally annexing the wider Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine.
Petro Kotin made his comments in a video address posted on the Telegram messaging app despite Russia saying it plans to supervise the station’s operations.
Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti had reported earlier that Russia plans to supervise operations at the six-unit Zaporizhzhia after formally annexing the wider Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine.
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