Ukrainian and Russian leaders accused each other this week of preparing for what could be a catastrophic attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

While each side has repeatedly said the other could be planning an attack on what is the largest nuclear power facility in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Russian forces allegedly put objects resembling explosives on the power units at the plant.

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“The Russian military has placed objects resembling explosives on the roof of several power units of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,” Zelensky said in his night address, citing Ukrainian intelligence agencies. “Perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant. Perhaps they have some other scenario.”

His accusation prompted a similar one from Russia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed on Wednesday that the plant was at risk from Ukrainian forces.

“The situation is pretty tense, because the threat of sabotage, which could have catastrophic consequences, is very real,” Peskov said. “So of course all measures are being taken to counter such a threat.”

Despite Zelensky's latest claim, International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday that inspectors did not find any signs of mines during their most recent visit.

“In our latest inspections, we haven’t seen any mining activity, but we remain extremely alert," he explained. "As you know, there is a counteroffensive ongoing, there is a lot of combat. I have been there a few weeks ago, and there is combat there, very close to the plant. So, we cannot relax and we will be informing and updating constantly."

Days earlier, U.S. National Security Council coordinator John Kirby provided a similar outlook from what the United States was seeing as it relates to a potential attack at the Zaporizhzhia plant.

"We've got monitoring capability near the plant and still no indication that there's any radioactivity or concerns in that regard," he explained. "But look, again, nothing's changed about our view here, a nuclear power plant, even one that's offline, is not a suitable place to combat operations."

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The Ukrainian leader alleged that a muted response from Western countries following the explosion at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which both sides blamed on the other, had emboldened Russia.

"Unfortunately, there was no timely and large-scale response to the terrorist attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. And this may incite the Kremlin to commit new evil," he explained. "It is the responsibility of everyone in the world to stop it, no one can stand aside, as radiation affects everyone."