“We call on Moscow to return control of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the Ukrainian authorities and refrain from any further actions targeting nuclear installations.” Russian forces seize huge Ukrainian nuclear plant, fire extinguishedĪ fire broke out in a training building at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe during intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, Ukraine’s state emergency service said on Friday (4 March). Russian troops have also seized the Zaporizhzhia atomic plant, Europe’s largest, after an attack at the site that drew global concern.
“The unlawful occupation and the interruption of normal operations, such as preventing the rotation of personnel, undermine the safe and secure operation of nuclear power plants in Ukraine and significantly raise the risk of an It said Moscow’s forces had “targeted and occupied Ukrainian nuclear sites, recklessly damaging the facilities.” “Today, Russia’s illegal and unjustified aggression in Ukraine again jeopardises nuclear safety on our continent,” the European Commission said in a statement. Invading Russian forces controlled the Chernobyl zone - the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986 - for more than a month before retreating in late March.
We have to stop it before it’s too late.The European Union warned Tuesday (26 April) that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risks setting off a fresh nuclear disaster in Europe, 36 years after the accident at the Chernobyl plant.
In one of the pictures, a man stood in the crater to give a sense of its size.Ĭommenting on the strike on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said: “The invaders wanted to shoot again, but they forgot what a nuclear power plant is. Russia endangers the whole world. It published two photographs showing a crater it said was caused by the blast. Fortunately, there were no casualties among the station staff,” Energoatom said. “Currently, all three power units of the PNPP (Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant) are operating normally. The attack has also damaged a nearby hydroelectric power plant and transmission lines. KYIV - Russian troops struck the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region early Monday but its reactors have not been damaged and are working normally, Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said.Ī blast took place yards away from the reactors and damaged power plant buildings shortly after midnight, Energoatom said in a statement. NYPD, FDNY to play charity baseball games against Ukraine national teamĭefense chiefs boosting Ukraine air defense support after Russia renews strikes Jessica Chastain reflects on Ukraine trip: ‘Should I be doing this?’ Meet the tough women leaders taking on Vladimir Putin
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