saying many are forced to work long hours with little sleep or food. we have called her valerie to protect your identity. this is what she had to say to the international atomic energy. to say to the international atomic ener: . , ., . to say to the international atomic eneru. , ., ., ., , energy. first of all he wants somehow energy. first of all he wants somehow for energy. first of all he wants somehow for the energy. first of all he wants somehow for the iaea - energy. first of all he wants somehow for the iaea to i energy. first of all he wants - somehow for the iaea to manage the process of rotation between the shifts because first of all there is no staff responsible for some of their processes and functions at chernobyl plant, so they actually haven t access to some control systems, the staff currently there. second of all it is that they are exhausted and their health stage could affect the normal functioning of the nuclear plant, and third, the worst scenario, they are
translator: they accuse us again, us that we are allegedly developing biological weapons? allegedly, we are preparing a chemical attack? this makes me really worried because we have been repeatedly convinced if you want to know russia s plans, look at what russia accuses others of. now, president zelenskyy also denying ukraine has developed any kinds of weapons of mass destruction. concerns are growing about ukraine s nuclear power plants, which have been taken over by russian troops. ukraine now telling the u.n. s atomic energy agency, it has lost all communications with the chernobyl plant. on wednesday, it lost its external power supply which is needed to cool its used nuclear fuel. the u.n. nuclear agency says it cannot confirm reports the power is now back on. so, it s concerning. nina dos santos with more.
matthew bunn from the harvard kennedy school where he teaches the practice of energy, national security, and foreign policy. you pretty much covered the gamut then on this particular issue, to be fair. what would be your greatest concern at this point, in terms of who is in control? in control? well, at the moment. in control? well, at the moment, the in control? well, at the moment, the russians| in control? well, at the i moment, the russians are in control? well, at the moment, the russians are making life difficult for the ukrainian operators at both sites. the military forces didn t have nuclear operators along with them, so they are letting the ukrainians run the sites, but not in a way that they have full freedom, and that s a huge danger. a fundamental principle of nuclear safety that the operator of a plant needs to have full authority to do whatever is needed to keep that plant to save, and that s not the situation at the sites at the situation at the sites at the mo
russian forces have disconnected the chernobyl plant from the power grid. emergency generators are turned on. one member of articlement is calling it a dangerous situation. they expect radiation leaks. the sbrir national at tomorrow i can energy agency says chernobyl is no longer transmitting data but don t see danger at this point. the russians suffer battlefield losses. russia could stage a false flag attack that involves biological weapons. here in the capital of kyiv we have heard air raid sirens going off all morning. air defense systems in ukraine are active. the russians are moving closer and closer to the capital city and part of the reason the explosions are getting closer and civilians are starting to flee. the mayor of kyiv says nearly a million people have evacuated the city since the russian invasion began. back to you. dana: thank you so much. bill: let s give our viewers at home a sense of what s
at chernobyl, who hadn t been able to rotate out since the 23rd of february, and he s again repeated his offer to go to ukraine to negotiate between the sides about this issue to ensure that the safety and security of these nuclear sites can be maintained. meanwhile, as the fighting continues ukraine s president zelensky has called on volunteers across the world to join a special international brigade of the ukrainian army. nearly 20,000 foreign citizens have applied to go there to fight, according to ukraine s foreign minister dmytro kuleba quoted in local media. i spoke to kacper rekawek, from the center for research on extremism to ask who are they and what s motivating them. it s everybody, really.