No Svobez resolution needed for ceasefire at ZNPP, UN says

Go to mediabankUN flag on a car with IAEA delegates. Archive photoUN, Sep 9A UN Security Council resolution is not required to decide on a ceasefire at the Zaporizhzhya NPP and its environs, Stefan Dujarric, official representative of the organization's Secretary General António Guterres, said at a briefing. surrounding zones. And calls on Russian and Ukrainian forces to promise not to conduct hostilities. We do not believe that this requires a resolution of the Security Council. This requires action on the part of Ukraine and Russia,» Dujarric said. The ZNPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near city ​​of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity — the plant has six power units with a capacity of 1 gigawatt each. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that this step was justified in order to avoid leakage of nuclear and radioactive materials. The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Enerhodar and the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP adjacent to the city. MAG ATE announced the threat of shutting down the only working ZNPP reactor