2 October 2022 at 06:51 Head of nuclear power plant abducted in Ukraine The head of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya was abducted by Russian soldiers on Friday, the BBC reports. Ihor Murashov was stopped in his car, blindfolded and taken away by Russian soldiers, according to the Ukrainian nuclear energy agency Energoatom. They believe he was taken to a prison in Enerhodar. Russia has occupied the nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, since March. Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of attacking the facility, raising fears of a nuclear accident. The staff at the nuclear power plant have stated that they have been informed that the command of the plant is being transferred from Energoatom to the Russian agency Rosatom in connection with the fact that Zaporizhzhya was declared Russian territory on Friday.
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