The Ukrainian Center for Investigative Journalism reported that a military unit of the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) has been registered in the occupied city of Enerhodar, with the legal address matching that of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
According to the report referring to Russian registries, military unit No. 6945 was registered on 30 July 2024 in occupied Enerhodar at the address of 133 Promyslova Street, which is the location of the industrial facilities of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
The founder’s rights are reportedly executed by the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, indicating Russia’s attempt to legitimize the illegal presence of its military forces at the plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022.
As previously stated by Serhii Kyslytsia, Ukraine’s representative to the UN, the militarization of the Zaporizhzhia plant and surrounding occupied territories remains part of Russia’s military strategy. Moscow is using the plant as cover for artillery strikes against territories and settlements on the other side of the Dnipro River.
In March 2024, Russian military personnel released footage from the seized plant, showing the placement of armored vehicles inside the power units and soldiers jogging inside the facility.
According to a statement by the EU, Ukraine, and other European countries made at a UN Security Council meeting in April, the return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under the full control of the Ukrainian authorities is the only solution that would end the current serious threats to nuclear safety.
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