The fire at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant was reported by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities and the media, including “Ukrainian Truth”. “Enerhodar. From Nikopol we learn that the Russian occupiers have incited fire on the territory of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant,” the President of Ukraine wrote on social media.
Fire at Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. There is a message from Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that currently the radiation indicators are within the norm. “But as long as Russian terrorists maintain control over the nuclear power plant, the situation is not and cannot be normal. From the first day of the seizure of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, Russia has been using it exclusively to blackmail Ukraine, the whole of Europe and the world,” the Ukrainian president noted.
“We are waiting for the world's reaction, for the reaction of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Russia must bear responsibility for this,” emphasized Volodymyr Zelensky. “Only Ukraine's control over the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia can guarantee a return to normality and complete safety,” he added.
War in Ukraine. Fire at Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Russian administration of the occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant said the fire broke out near the cooling towers and rescuers were working to put it out. The Russians assured that the fire did not affect the plant or its safe operation.
“Ukrainian Pravda” reported that the head of the Nikopolskaya Regional Military Administration, Yevhen Yevtushenko, assured that the power plant was operating normally. From his information it appears that the Russians probably set fire to a large number of car tires in cooling towers.
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Article updated.