Cooling pool units at Zaporozhye NPP. File photoMOSCOW, June 7Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is operating normally. nuclear generation of Ukraine,» Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday. He also noted that «the uninterrupted operation of thirty-three coal mines, two oil and fourteen gas fields continues, which came under the control of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics during a special military operation.» “In addition, 57 percent of the capacities of the metallurgical industry of Ukraine are concentrated in the liberated territories,” the minister noted. According to him, the Ukrainian military, when retreating, try to inflict maximum damage on these sectors of the economy. “Retreating, Ukrainian nationalists seek to inflict maximum damage on these sectors of the economy. in turn, the Russian military By liberating the Donbass, they are taking industrial facilities under their protection, thereby preserving the potential for the development of the region's economy,» the minister said. Ukraine to build four nuclear power plants based on an American project