KYIV, Oct 4 – The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP), occupied by Russian troops, transferred unit No. 4 from the cold shutdown state to hot shutdown, which increases the likelihood of a radiation accident, Energoatom said.

In addition, according to the IAEA, unit No. 6 of the Zaporizhia NPP is being transferred from hot shutdown to the cold one.

"The presence of Russian military, weapons and heavy equipment at the Zaporizhia NPP site, as well as non-compliance with the requirements of licenses from the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate leads to the inevitable degradation of the plant's equipment and systems important for safety. This can lead not only to an increase in the number of equipment failures, but also trigger a radiation accident," President of Energoatom Petro Kotin said.