Ukraine will not leave unanswered the actions of the occupiers of the Zaporozhye NPP and their use of residents of nearby settlements as a "

“The invaders are trying extremely cynically to intimidate people using the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. They are actually hiding behind the station in order to shell Nikopol and Marganets,” the President emphasized during an evening address..

Every day the Russian contingent stays on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP and in neighboring areas only increases the radiation threat to Europe, this was not even at the peak moments of the Cold War confrontation, he stressed..

Zelensky is convinced that nuclear blackmail will bring Russia nothing but increased international pressure.

Russian blackmail will only mobilize more global efforts to counter terror. Ukrainian diplomats and representatives of partner states will do everything to ensure that new sanctions against Russia will definitely block the Russian nuclear industry,” Zelensky said..

All Russian officials and those who help them in this blackmail operation with the nuclear power plant will be held accountable..

Every Russian soldier shooting at the station or hiding behind it becomes a target for the Ukrainian military and intelligence.

“I am especially grateful to everyone who defends this direction, who withstands this pressure from Russian terrorists and protects Ukraine and the world from the nuclear threat created by the invaders.. I am grateful to all our power engineers who support the stable operation of the energy system of Ukraine and the Zaporozhye station itself,” the President summed up..