Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "nuclear terrorism" today, on the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
On social media, Zelensky stated that Moscow, by initiating a conflict on the territory of Ukraine in 2022, is "once again on its way to bringing the world to the brink of a man-made nuclear catastrophe."
"The international community must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way to end it is to force Russia to stop its irresponsible attacks," he said.
Russian drones regularly fly over Chernobyl, he pointed out, recalling that one of them hit and damaged the power plant's protective structure last year.
IAEA chief calls for urgent repairs
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called for the repair of the huge steel dome installed in 2016-2017, "as soon as possible."
"Leaving the situation as it is is problematic," he told a press conference in Kiev.
Moldovan President in Kiev
Moldovan President Maja Sandu also arrived in the Ukrainian capital, where she met with Volodymyr Zelensky, and plans to travel to Chernobyl to pay tribute to the victims of the disaster.
"Disasters know no borders, and solidarity should know no borders either. Moldova stands with those who build, not with those who destroy," X wrote online.
The accident at the then Soviet Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, is the worst civilian nuclear disaster in history, reports "b92".
