kotin , our minister of money and money, also directly said that we do not have the authority to giveions to russia from which territories and whether it is appropriate to leave or not, so we can only provide our analysis of the technical condition of the station and how its condition corresponds to that to the threats that may be. now they have forgotten about mr. money. he fulfilled his function, he veiled the delegation so that it is very important that he also left the holy mr. kotin there, he left two guard specialists there, these people are responsible for ensuring that there are radiation materials lying there so that they are they are under the control of video cameras and the information about their condition is transmitted to the megate, but at the beginning of the occupation there were cases when the connection was interrupted. it was on this gauntlet of the occupation that it also happened when there were suspicions that something might have been lost, it was very worrying to have these two specialists there who have now left their tasks or a very detailed analysis of wha

recorded by video surveillance cameras and this is already a violation of nuclear safety, says petro kotint the moment we invite the military for actual permission to stick there when it is necessary for them. but now the situation is unprecedented because er because that's all, but it's not just about the nuclear theory. russia is trying to deprive ukraine of light, water and heat on the eve of winter. it's a question of being scared, so please. these threats will continue until the russian troops withdraw from the territory of ukraine. the focus of their attention is the boiler lines of the substation. winter is the peak of consumption. of absolutely all energy resources, everyone is betting on electricity, think about it, the demand for heaters has jumped 47 times, and whether we can survive without the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant now it placed in a cold reserve, this means that it does not produce electricity, and the strikes on the kharkiv thermal power plant, when five regions were left without electricity, do not add to optimism, and now there is a direct undisguised attack on

recorded video surveillance cameras and this is already a violation of nuclear security, says petro kotinmes we invite the military for permission to stick there when it is necessary for them. but now the situation is unprecedented because, uh, everything is not only about nuclear terror, russia is trying to rid ukraine light water and heat on the eve of winter, nothing a month ago, these threats will continue until the russian troops withdraw from the territory of ukraine. the focus of their attention is the boiler lines, power transmission substations. winter is the peak of consumption of absolutely all of energy resources, everyone is betting on electricity, think about the demand for heaters has jumped 47 times, is it possible to get by without the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, now it is placed in a cold reserve, this means that it does not produce electricity, and there were also strikes on the kharkiv thermal power plant when five areas remained without electricity, there is no optimism they are adding and now there is a direct undisguised attack on another third ukrainian nucle

state nuclear chief petro kotin wants solutions. >> we must have some kind of viable results from this mission, because it should be more than counsel. >> reporter: he says united nations peacekeepers should also be deployed at the plant. further afield in the south, a fierce battle is being fought to take back russia-occupied kherson. ukraine has stepped up its counteroffensive as it grows in confidence following the steady supply of western aid, planting its flag on two liberated settlements over the weekend. the worrying developments at zaporizhzhia come on the eve of a u.n. security counsel briefing. nuclear inspectors will report back on what they found during their visit last week. jericka. >> duncan: deborah patta for us in kyiv, we thank you. millions of travelers this labor day weekend are headed home. that means busy highways and crowded airports, as summer comes to its unofficial end. cbs's omar villafranca is at dallas-fort worth international airport with more. >> reporter: a.a.a. says almost a third of americans are expected to travel for labor day weekend, with the major

nick: the head of ukraine's nuclear authority energoatom, petro kotin, said workers at the plant destroyedefore the russians arriv. since taking the plant over, the russians damaged the outgoing power lines that help provide one fifth of the country's electricity. and they've also destroyed the lines that provide incoming electricity, that help prevent a meltdown. 5 of the plant's reactors are shutdown. the 6th is still on, but only to provide the plant power. right now, the plant's only source of power is one of its own reactors. is that sustainable? petro: it is the first time in the history of this type of reactor is operated in such a mode. we are lucky that this unit operated for such a long period of time. but again, if there will be shutdown of this unit, after that we will rely only on diesel generators and, you know, the reliability of these diesel generators will be in question also. nick: that uncertainty terrifies some nuclear experts. one with decades of experience here wanted to sak to us anonymously, because he's critical of the government's response. >> ukraine is not stopp

station, but impatience is growing in ukraine kadetstvo, he is the head of the energy atom at pyotr kotinired. solution we need any viable results from this mission, because they should be more than concerned. he believes that un peacekeepers should be deployed at the station - this is extremely dangerous. we're hanging by a thread. one of those hairs. the station that had just been cut off had been disconnected from the main ukrainian power grid for several days now, if not just some random accident that could happen in the middle of a war. this is part of a very elaborate russian strategy. it's the russians shelling the station, it's part of a deliberate russian strategy to force the international community to stop the war and get what they want, which is control of ukrainian territory, if not all of ukraine and they are using threats now a real fundamental nuclear threat. so insidious that, whatever one may say, they again came up with the idea of ​​shelling themselves bitter grief at the same time today, all the vassals of the united states of america are in the morning in the baltic