MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is operating in the normal mode.

"Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is capable of generating up to half of Ukraine's total nuclear generation capacity, is operating normally," Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.

He also noted that "the uninterrupted operation of 33 coal mines, two oil and 14 gas fields that have come under the control of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics during the special military operation continues." "In addition, 57% of Ukraine's metallurgical industry capacity is concentrated in the liberated territories," the minister said.

Shoigu generally drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian military is trying to cause maximum damage to these sectors of the economy when retreating. "When retreating, the Ukrainian nationalists seek to cause maximum damage to these sectors of the economy. In turn, the Russian military, when liberating Donbass, takes industrial facilities under its protection, thereby preserving the potential for the development of the region's economy," the Russian Defense Minister stressed.