Last reactor at Zaporizhzhia NPP remains in 'hot shutdown' state – intelligence

He said this on national television, Ukrinform reports.

"Currently, the ZNPP's last power unit continues to be in a 'hot shutdown' state. This means that the unit continues to pose an increased danger," Yusov said.

He recalled that today the Ukrainian intelligence published a map of mine and explosive barriers that the occupiers placed at the ZNPP.

"On the one hand, this is a 'hello' to all the 'doves of peace' who say abroad that they see no problems in the actions of the occupiers. On the other hand, this is a signal to the occupiers themselves that Ukrainians see everything. As a matter of fact, the Russians have already reacted to the publication of this information, and Russian Guard representatives urgently went there to make the appropriate corrections," Yusov said.

He explained that this map only shows what is happening at the station at the level of mine and explosive barriers. According to him, the entire territory of the station is currently mined. In addition, there is separate mining, separate equipment, trucks with explosives.

Yusov emphasized that the mining process continues.

"As long as the object is in the hands of the occupiers, the danger remains. But with incredible efforts, Ukraine, the security and defense sector, our diplomats, the military and political leadership are taking public and non-public measures in order to influence the reduction of the level of danger," he said.

He emphasized that the whole world should remember that the nuclear power plant in Europe had been illegally seized by terrorists who have already committed terrorist attacks and war crimes and who have already practiced nuclear blackmail. In his opinion, this is a challenge to which Ukraine and the whole world must respond until the complete demilitarization of the plant, by removing the occupiers from there and returning the ZNPP to the legal control of Ukraine.