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| [RT] Fire breaks out at nuclear plant after Ukrainian attack – governor (VIDEO) |
| 2024-08-12 |
| The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the largest such facility in Europe, has caught fire after being shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, Evgeny Balitsky, announced on Sunday. The blaze is under control, the official added. The fire, which affected the plant’s cooling systems, broke out following a Ukrainian attack on the nearby city of Energodar on Sunday, Balitsky said in a statement. The plant’s six reactors were placed in a state of “cold shutdown” as a precaution, the governor explained, adding that there is “no threat of a steam explosion or other consequences.” “Emergency workers are working at the scene of the fire, and the sources of ignition have begun being eliminated,” Balitsky said. According to the governor, radiation levels around the plant are normal and “there is no threat” to people nearby. The Zaporozhye NPP was seized by Russian forces in 2022, four days into Moscow’s military operation. Six months later, the region of Zaporozhye voted to join the Russian Federation in a referendum. Throughout the first year of the conflict, Russian forces foiled repeated Ukrainian attempts to attack the station – which sits on the Dnieper River – with landing craft and drones. Related: Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-06-09 Current information on the situation on the front line: June 8 (updated) Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-05-03 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 2, 2024 Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-04-15 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 14, 2024 |
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