On 7 May 2022, the fire extinguisher recharge station resumed operation at ChNPP site, as reported by Volodymyr Khmil, the Head of ChNPP’s Mechanical Repair Shop.

The station is located in a facility that had been occupied and looted by the troops of the russian federation.

According to Mr. Khmil, because the occupiers were in the building, many pieces of equipment in the shop were damaged or stolen.

“The recharge station is very important for the safety of ChNPP, it serves for recharging and verification as well as for the maintenance of fire extinguishers.

Over 6 days of work, the staff of the shop was able to restore compressor equipment, completeness of tools (by taking and transferring them from other sections of the shop) as well as to wash and clean the premises after the vandal occupiers”.