International Atomic Energy Agency activities at Ukraine’s nuclear power stations will contribute to the strengthening of security “in the face of constant enemy attacks”, energy minister Herman Galushchenko said.

Galushchenko said he hoped the direct presence of agency representatives at Ukraine’s nuclear power stations will allow Kyiv to “assess the realities of Russian threats to nuclear and radiation safety from the inside”.

He said Russia has been targeting energy facilities in Ukraine for more than three months. As the result of one attack in November, all Ukraine’s nuclear power plants went offline and operated on backup power from diesel generators.