On the 5th, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree ordering the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine, which Russia unilaterally annexed, to be under the control of the Russian government.


It is attributed to Russia's annexation of Zaporizhia Oblast.


The presidential decree justifying the control of the nuclear power plant that Russia has occupied by force is expected to further intensify criticism from Ukraine and Western countries.