Russia faces charges of ‘abducting’ chief of Ukraine nuclear plant

October 01, 2022 By Awanish Kumar

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According to court documents, Esser was detained on Sunday and made his initial court appearance on Tuesday. Oct. 13 is the date set for her arraignment. Defense lawyer Michael Morrison was contacted via email for comment. The district attorney's office spokeswoman, Kimberly Edds, said it wasn't immediately obvious whether a cat was actually involved. She stated that police are still looking into the crime. Russian soldiers allegedly stopped Murashov's automobile, blindfolded him, and then brought him to an unidentified location, according to Energoatom. “His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe’s largest nuclear power plant,” said Energoatom President Petro Kotin said.

Kotin demanded that Russia immediately release Murashov.

The plant director's seizure was not immediately acknowledged by Russia. Energoatom's assertion that Murashov had been apprehended was not immediately confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which maintains personnel at the plant. The Zaporizhzhia plant has frequently found itself in the middle of the conflict in Ukraine. Once Russian soldiers had taken control of the power plant, Ukrainian technicians kept it functioning. In September, the plant's final reactor was turned off because of continued shelling in the area. The battle in Ukraine is at "a key moment," according to Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of NATO, on Friday. He referred to Putin's move to grab more land as the "biggest attempted acquisition of European territory by force since the Second World War." Russia currently claims sovereignty over 15% of Ukraine. However, according to military analysts, a Ukrainian counteroffensive that last month embarrassed the Kremlin by liberating an area bordering Russia was close to retaking additional territory.