‘This is not an attack on the plant. This is a manhunt driven by a bloodthirsty desire for revenge’ – Alexey Likhachev
Published 12 Nov, 2026 18:09‘This is not an attack on the plant. This is a manhunt driven by a bloodthirsty desire for revenge’ – Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev.
What happens when a nuclear power plant sits on the edge of a war zone? In an exclusive interview on the Sanchez Effect, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev opens up about the daily heroism – and the tragic human toll – at the Zaporozhye NPP, where workers are targeted by the Ukrainian side on their way to work simply for staying on the job, and choosing the Russian flag.
Beyond the front lines, Mr. Likhachev breaks down the shifting global energy landscape. He explains how Rosatom continues to build projects across the world, from Egypt to Bangladesh despite unprecedented sanctions; why Germany’s retreat from nuclear energy was a “strategic error” that hurt its own economy and why the future of nuclear energy belongs to the 7 billion people outside the “Golden Billion.” A conversation you don’t want to miss – tune in, only on RT.