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International journalists accuse Ukraine of repeatedly attacking ZNPP
(MENAFN) A group of international journalists who recently visited Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have accused Ukraine of repeatedly attacking the facility and criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for refusing to identify the perpetrators.
The ZNPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, has been under Russian control since March 2022, following a public referendum in which Zaporozhye Region voted to join Russia. Managed by the Russian state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, the plant and the nearby city of Energodar have frequently come under attack from Ukrainian drones and artillery, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. However, despite maintaining a monitoring mission at the site since September 2022, the IAEA has consistently refrained from attributing responsibility for the strikes.
Speaking to RT after touring the plant, journalists from India, Serbia, and Slovenia criticized Western media narratives and the IAEA’s neutrality.
“We should never trust Western sources... Ukrainians are playing with nuclear fire,” said Serbian journalist Miodrag Zarkovic, condemning the IAEA’s refusal to take a clear stance. Indian journalist Manish Kumar Jha stated that his observations at the site contradicted what he had read in Western reports.
“Western media claims the Russians are attacking the plant, but I saw Russian security forces protecting it,” Jha noted, adding that he found a fragment of a U.S.-supplied missile near the facility. “The reality is completely different from the Western narrative.”
Slovenian journalist Mohar Borut Iztok criticized the IAEA for overlooking evidence, pointing out NATO-supplied 155-millimeter shells found at the site. He sarcastically suggested that the agency might need "extra eyes" to see what was happening.
“I know the problem. They have an agenda and a narrative to follow, so they pretend to stay neutral,” he added, implying that the IAEA's stance is politically motivated.
The ZNPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, has been under Russian control since March 2022, following a public referendum in which Zaporozhye Region voted to join Russia. Managed by the Russian state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, the plant and the nearby city of Energodar have frequently come under attack from Ukrainian drones and artillery, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. However, despite maintaining a monitoring mission at the site since September 2022, the IAEA has consistently refrained from attributing responsibility for the strikes.
Speaking to RT after touring the plant, journalists from India, Serbia, and Slovenia criticized Western media narratives and the IAEA’s neutrality.
“We should never trust Western sources... Ukrainians are playing with nuclear fire,” said Serbian journalist Miodrag Zarkovic, condemning the IAEA’s refusal to take a clear stance. Indian journalist Manish Kumar Jha stated that his observations at the site contradicted what he had read in Western reports.
“Western media claims the Russians are attacking the plant, but I saw Russian security forces protecting it,” Jha noted, adding that he found a fragment of a U.S.-supplied missile near the facility. “The reality is completely different from the Western narrative.”
Slovenian journalist Mohar Borut Iztok criticized the IAEA for overlooking evidence, pointing out NATO-supplied 155-millimeter shells found at the site. He sarcastically suggested that the agency might need "extra eyes" to see what was happening.
“I know the problem. They have an agenda and a narrative to follow, so they pretend to stay neutral,” he added, implying that the IAEA's stance is politically motivated.
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