“Those who propose the withdrawal of Russian troops should be aware of the consequences that this object will be left without protection and can be used by Kyiv and nationalist groups for the most monstrous provocations,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Nebenzya noted that thanks to the efforts of the Russian military, it is possible to protect the key facilities of the station and prevent a nuclear catastrophe.
Nebenzya also said that Russia is counting on an early visit of IAEA experts to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, possibly before the end of August.
He stressed that in the event of a catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, responsibility would fall on Kyiv's Western sponsors.
Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that the radiation background in the region is normal after the shelling of the ZNPP by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He also said that the Ukrainian military shelled the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the area near the nuclear facility for the second time in a day.