The unknown structure is being built at one of the seven nuclear installations at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian officials said.
The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine said this week that Russian forces are building an"unknown structure" by Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
The inspectorate, which is the central government executive authority responsible for the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of nuclear safety, said it had seen"a violation of the requirements of Ukrainian legislation, norms, rules and standards of nuclear and radiation safety" at the site., it said, adding that carrying out construction, installation and commissioning works in the scope of reconstruction and modernization is prohibited.
It also said that Russian forces occupying the area are blocking Ukrainian personnel from accessing the area.
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