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Kyiv informs IAEA about russia's preparations for strikes on Ukraine's nuclear energy facilities - Foreign Min

Kyiv informs IAEA about russia's preparations for strikes on Ukraine's nuclear energy facilities - Foreign Ministry head Sybiha

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, said that Kyiv informed the IAEA about Moscow's preparations for strikes on critical Ukrainian nuclear energy facilities and called for a permanent, expanded presence of missions at all relevant facilities.

"According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Kremlin is preparing strikes on critical nuclear energy facilities in Ukraine on the eve of winter. In particular, it is about open distribution devices of nuclear power plants and transmission substations, which are critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted Sybiha in the ministry's Telegram channel.

As the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted, "the damage to these objects creates a high risk of a nuclear incident that will have global consequences", and "the relevant information has already been passed on by the Ukrainian special services to the partners, the IAEA has also been informed".

According to Sybiha, russia is the only country that seized a nuclear power plant in Europe, blackmailing the world.

"The Ukrainian Peace Formula contains a clause on ensuring radiation and nuclear safety. We call on all international organizations and states that respect the UN Charter to prevent the scenario of a terrorist country," the Minister said.

"We are grateful to the IAEA for the decision to expand missions at a number of energy facilities in Ukraine. We ask the Agency, partner countries and other organizations to implement the agreements as soon as possible. We also call on them to ensure the permanent and expanded presence of missions at all relevant facilities," Sybiha emphasized.