According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, mines have been relocated around the Zaporizhia power plant.

A permanent threat. Mines around the Ukrainian Zaporizhia nuclear power plant have been evacuated, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Friday 19 January. In the hands of Moscow’s forces since March 2022, Europe’s largest power plant has been hit by power outages linked to the fighting, and the Russian military regularly accuses Ukraine of threatening it. The mines were removed in November, but they were installed again “Inconsistent with IAEA safeguards requirements”According to its press release.

The agency still does not have access to parts of the plant, the IAEA lamented. Moscow cited security reasons earlier in the month for limiting this access. Tensions between Moscow and Kiev on the subject are frequent, and the IAEA acts as a mediator, while ensuring the security of the site alongside the Russians.

The Zaporizhia Power Plant is located on the banks of the Dnipro River in Enrhodar, which serves as a natural front line between the Russians and the Ukrainians. The site is also located 50 km southwest of the city of Zaporizhia as the crow flies.