WASHINGTON, Aug 19 U.S. outright lies about the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZAES) are pushing the Ukrainians of the military to the implementation of criminal plans fraught with a man-made disaster, the Russian embassy in Washington said in its Telegram channel. strike at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant,» the message reads.The UN Secretary General called for the demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plantDiplomats refuted the version of the State Department, according to which Russia allegedly neglects nuclear security issues and uses violence against the employees of the nuclear power plant. the irresponsible rhetoric of the United States is pushing the Ukrainian military «to implement criminal plans fraught with a man-made disaster, the consequences of which Europe will have to cope with for many decades.» On Wednesday, they fired at least six shells at the area of the nuclear power plant, the plant itself was not damaged. Energodar was also subjected to massive shelling. According to Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces, the purpose of provoking Kyiv at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is to create an exclusion zone of up to 30 kilometers, bring in international forces and accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism. The nuclear power plant is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity. Since March, ZNPP has been under the protection of the Russian military. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the protection of the power plant by the Russian military from the point of view of preventing leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials is justified. Energodar
