According to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, russia is increasing pressure on Ukrainians working at the ZNPP to obtain russian passports and sign contracts with Rosatom (russian state nuclear corporation – ed.).
As per the demands of the russian occupiers, several hundred Ukrainian employees of the ZNPP are required to acquire russian passports from the aggressor state and sign contracts by December 31, 2023.
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With the aim to pressure Ukrainian specialists, they apply psychological tactics, selectively revoking access to workplaces without prior notice, revoking their passes. And they have also created a Telegram bot for anonymous reporting among the employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Meanwhile, discontent among russian power engineers is growing because of unfulfilled promises on the terms of business trips to the occupied nuclear power plant. Instead of two months, moscow orders them to work for six months and longer, as it is difficult for russia to find willing and qualified specialists to replace them.
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