Russia arrests owner of the largest Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Europe: he was “blinded to an unknown destination”

Ukraine on Saturday condemned “illegal detentionIgor Murachov, general director of the nuclear power plant of Zaporizhia (South). He was arrested on Friday by Russia, which controls the site, for a still unknown reason.

in a statement, “Ministry of External Affairs strongly condemns illegal detentionMr. Murachov K. Director of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It has been occupied by Russian troops since 4 March and has been repeatedly targeted by bombings in recent months with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other. Huh. “This crime is another act of state terrorism by Russia and represents a serious violation of international law.“Lumped Ukrainian diplomacy.”We also call on the international community, including the United Nations, the IAEA and the G7, to take decisive action in this direction.“, added the ministry.

Russia on Friday arrested Igor Murachov, the general manager of the Zaporizhia Power Plant, according to Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom. According to his boss, Petro Kotin, Mr Murachov was given a “russian patrol“Around 4:00 p.m. on Friday when he was traveling from the plant to the Russian-controlled city of Ernogodar. According to him, the vehicle carrying the plant director was stopped and later pulled out of the car.”blindfolded and went to some unknown place,

Kotin said Murachov is the sole nuclear safety officer for the plant. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been occupied by Russian troops since early March, but not far from the demarcation line between the areas controlled by Kyiv and those occupied by Moscow. It is located in the Zaporizhia region, one of the regions of Ukraine that have been officially annexed by Russia on Friday.

A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the plant in September. The United Nations agency advocates the establishment of a security zone around the site.