Ukraine has said that Russian troops had seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant where a fire had broken out after it had been targeted by shelling.
At around 6.20 a.m. Friday, Ukrainian responders put out the fire which has not appeared to have affected the reactor sites.
Ukrainian authorities have said that so far there there is no information about casualties and that “at present, no changes in the radiation situation have been registered.
However, the International Atomic Energy Agency has put its incident and emergency centre “in full 24/7 response mode due to serious situation.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message that “no country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units. This is the first time in our history.
“The terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror.” Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau called the attacks on the plant “horrific” and “unacceptable.”
Located in Enerhoda, Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.
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Ukraine has said that Russian troops had seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant where a fire had broken out after it had been targeted by shelling.At around 6.20 a.m. Friday, Ukrainian responders put out the fire which has not appeared to have affected the reactor sites.Ukrainian authorities have said that so far there there is no information about casualties and that “at present, no changes in the radiation situation have been registered.However, the International Atomic Energy Agency has put its incident and emergency centre “in full 24/7 response mode due to serious situation.”Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message that “no country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units. This is the first time in our history.”The terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror.” Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau called the attacks on the plant “horrific” and “unacceptable.”Located in Enerhoda, Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the city of Enerhodar, in southern Ukraine, is shown in this picture from 2008. Russian forces shelled it causing a fire and the plant is now in Russian hands, Kyiv says. Associated Press This is a developing story.