As a series of attacks near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is controlled by the Russian military, people living in the surrounding area are evacuating to neighboring Poland one after another.
The IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency is requesting inspections and investigations of nuclear power plants, but there is a gap with the Russian side over the movement route, and it is unclear whether an early inspection will be realized.
In the vicinity of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is the largest in Europe, attacks continued one after another even after the Russian military took control, and Ukraine and Russia claim each other's attacks.
In the city of Enerjodar, where the nuclear power plant is located, one nuclear power plant worker died on the 14th, and it is reported that an explosion was heard on the 15th.
In a video released on the 15th, President Zelensky accused Russia of continuing attacks using nuclear power plants as a shield, and appealed to other countries to take a stronger stance, saying, "We need to impose new strong sanctions." I was.
In response to this situation, people from Ukraine living in the surrounding area are evacuating to neighboring Poland one after another.
At a station in southeastern Poland on the afternoon of the 15th, when a train from Zaporizhia arrived, people with suitcases came down the platform one after another.
A woman with two young children said, "The situation is very dangerous in the area and everyone with children is trying to evacuate. Ukraine is not the only country facing nuclear danger, so people should We are also waiting for the response of the international community."
The IAEA is calling for inspections and investigations of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, and UN spokesman Dujarik said at a press conference on the 15th, ``If Russia and Ukraine agree, the UN will send IAEA personnel from Ukraine's capital Kyiv to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. We can help with security," he said, emphasizing that he will cooperate with the IAEA's activities in Ukraine.
In response to this, Vishnevetsky, Deputy Director General of the Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on the 15th, "If you go to the nuclear power plant via Kyiv, you will cross the front line, which is a big risk." There is a gap in their positions, such as requesting an inspection on the route to be taken, and it is unclear whether an early inspection will be realized.