Russians banning Zaporizhzhya NPP staff from talking to each other, says Energoatom
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Invading Russian forces are banning the staff of the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) from communicating with each other, Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom reported on Telegram on May 16.
According to the agency, the rules for working at the facility are becoming more and more strict for ZNPP employees every day.
“After the recently introduced ban on using even push-button phones at the ZNPP site, Russian terrorists are reaching a new level of absurdity and are introducing even more ridiculous restrictions for personnel,” the report says.
Energoatom reiterated that about 2,500 nuclear workers continue to work at the ZNPP, but it is the armed “guards” of the power plant who decide how it must function.
The nuclear operator noted that the invaders carefully and thoroughly check nuclear workers at the entrance before the work shift. In addition, any movement through the territory of the ZNPP is strictly prohibited, except for those “clearly determined by the local police.”
“It is strictly forbidden to go not only outside the power plant, but also just outside,” reads the report.
“While at work, workers are now allowed to look only straight ahead because it is strictly forbidden to turn the head or even just look to the side.”
Energoatom emphasized that the reason is that the Russians are trying to disguise their own firing positions and a large amount of military equipment on the power plant’s territory.
The Zaporizhzhya NPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power plants, was seized by Russian occupiers following the fighting in Enerhodar on March 4, 2022. The NPP’s buildings sustained damage in several areas due to Russian shelling, and its workers were taken prisoner.
Russian troops have established firing positions at the ZNPP and are launching attacks on Ukrainian cities from there.
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