Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs about the situation at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

The aggressor state of russia, under whose temporary occupation control is the critical infrastructure facility, is increasing pressure on Ukrainian personnel of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, forcing them to obtain russian passports and sign contracts with ‘rosatom’.

russian invaders demand that several hundred Ukrainian employees of the ZNPP have to obtain passports of the aggressor state and sign contracts by December 31, 2023.

As part of the coercion effort, the russians exert psychological pressure on Ukrainian specialists, selectively depriving them of access to workplaces without warning, canceling their passes.

Among Ukrainian staffers who snub the demand regarding russian passports and contracts with ‘rosatom’, russian security services are attempting to sow distrust, creating conditions for anonymous reporting through special bots on Telegram.

At the same time, dissatisfaction is growing among russian energy specialists deployed at the ZNPP over unfulfilled promises about the terms of their deployment to the temporarily occupied facility — instead of two months, moscow orders that they remain at the site for six months or longer, since it is difficult to find qualified specialists in russia willing to replace them.