ENERGODAR /Zaporozhye Region/, September 25. /TASS/. The intensity of Ukrainian strikes on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and its satellite city of Energodar has grown in anticipation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi's visit to Russia and his participation in the World Atomic Week forum, marking the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry, ZNPP Director Yury Chernichuk told TASS.
"I would say that the intensity of this impact is somewhat cyclical and wave-like. There have been periods of silence lasting several months. Then there is an active phase every day. We are currently experiencing such a phase and are under constant attack. There was an intensification before the meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska. Now, the Ukrainian armed forces have obviously increased their attacks because of Grossi's visit to Russia. The intensity also depends on the amount of money or weapons supplied [to the Ukrainian military] from abroad," Chernichuk noted.
For the second day in a row, the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has relied solely on backup diesel generators for electricity due to damage caused by Ukraine to the last external high-voltage line on Tuesday.
