On October 2, local time, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Serpica issued a statement via social media,It is pointed out that Russia has deliberately disconnected the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from the Ukrainian power grid and is planning to connect the nuclear power plant to the Russian energy system.
"Russia deliberately cut off the power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.This power outage is a test act of manual operation, the main purpose of which is to pave the way for subsequent access to the Russian power grid to the occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant."
Serpica said he was strongly concerned about Russia’s possible next action, believing that the move would be more dangerous.
Serbia calls on the International Atomic Energy Agency to take urgent actionOn the one hand, it ensures that the maintenance team can enter the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant unimpeded, and on the other hand, it assists in obtaining professional repair equipment so as to immediately start the repair work of the remaining standby lines, so as to restore multiple independent external power connections to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible and reduce nuclear safety hazards.
On September 23, local time, the Zaporozhye Thermal Nuclear Power Plant that the plant had cut off the last external power supply line due to the threat of attack, which was powered by a spare diesel generator to maintain operation.
The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a statement on the evening of September 30 saying that it is in contact with Russia and Ukraine to restore off-site power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant as soon as possible.
Russia and Ukraine recently accused each other of damaging the transmission lines supplying power to the nuclear power plant in their attacks. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe. After the Ukrainian crisis escalated in February 2022, Russia took control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Since then, the nuclear power plant has been shelled or attacked by drones many times, raising international concerns about its safety. (Headquarters reporter Dong Wei)