German Galushchenko called on the European Commission to provide assistance due to power cur at Chernobyl

Today, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko held telephone talks with the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.

The Minister said there was a potential threat to the power outage for the stability and security of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is now fully controlled by Russian troops.

"As of today, as a result of shelling by the occupying forces, the power supply to the

Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been cut off, which could lead to equipment failures and lead to irreversible consequences," German Galushchenko said.

He noted that now the support of the European Commission is needed to stabilize the situation, withdraw Russian troops from Ukrainian nuclear power facilities and ensure the safety of nuclear power plants.

"Russia has moved to the deliberate destruction of critical infrastructure and nuclear terrorism in Ukraine. The next steps of the aggressor will depend on the reaction of the world. We call on our international partners to urgently help protect Ukraine's nuclear power plants. First of all, we are talking about closing the sky. We hope that the facts of nuclear terrorism, such as shelling from nuclear reactor tanks, will motivate our partners to make this decision, " German Galushchenko said.