The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has warned both sides of the war in Ukraine against “playing with fire” K team Getting ready to check out the site Monday for Damage from strikes over weekend.
attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear power power Factory in the South of Ukraine came battles raged in President Volodymyr Zelensky said in the east, where Russian forces bombed Ukrainian positions along the front line.
bombing of Zaporizhia Nuclear power The station follows setbacks for Russian forces in Kherson region in The south and a Russian response included a barrage of missiles of Missile strikes across the country, many on power amenities.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said more More than a dozen explosions rocked the nuclear plant late on Saturday and Sunday. International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said the attacks were deeply disturbing and totally unacceptable.
“whatever behind This, should stop immediately. Like I said a lot times before, you playing with fire, Grossi said in a permit.
Russia and Ukraine accused each other for bombing of facility, as they have done over and over again in The last months after the attacks on or near it.
Quote information Provided by the plant management, IAEA team on The Earth said there was damage to some buildings, systems, and equipmentbut nothing of they critical for nuclear safety And security.
The team plans For an assessment Monday, Grossi said, but Rossi is nuclear power Rosenergoatom operator said there will be restrictions on what team can inspect.
“If they want To lose a facility that has nothing to do with nuclear safety and access Rosenergoatom CEO Renate Karcha told Tass news Agency.
repeated bombing of The plant raised concerns about a serious accident just 500 kilometers (300 miles) from the site of The world’s worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
The Zaporozhye plant provided about a fifth of Ukraine electricity before Russia invasion And he was forced to work on Number of backup generators of times. she has six Sovietdesigned water-cooled reactors, VVER-1000 and V-320 reactors containing Uranium 235.
reactors shut down But there is a file risk That nuclear fuel can heat up if it is power Driving cooling systems broken. Bombing cut frequently power lines.
Russia defense The ministry said that Ukraine fired shells at power To supply the plant But the Ukrainian nuclear power company Energoatom accused Russia military of He bombed the site, saying the Russians had targeted the infrastructure needed to get parts back online of the plant in Trying to reduce Ukraine power supply.
‘wildest.’ battles”
In eastern Ukraine, Russian forces struck Ukrainian front line positions with artillery fireand with The fiercest attacks in Donetsk region, Zelensky said in video address.
Russia withdrew its forces from the south city of Kherson moved this month and moved some of them to strengthen positions in Eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which is an industrial region area Known as Donbass.
“The fiercest battleslike before in Donetsk region. Although there are fewer attacks today due to the deterioration weatherThe amount of Unfortunately, Russian bombing remains Zelensky said.
in Luhansk regionWe’re moving slowly moving forward while fighting. as such of Now, there were nearly 400 artillery attacks in east since start of Today, he said.
Ukraine military in Early Monday update Heavy fighting confirmed over the previous 24 hourssaying that its forces repelled the Russian attacks in Donetsk region While the Russian forces were bombing in Luhansk region in East and Kharkiv in Northeast.
In the south, Zelensky said, the forces are “consistently and very calculatedly destroying potential of occupiers” but gave no details.
Kherson city remains Without electricity, running water, or heat.
Ukraine said on Saturday that there were about 60 Russians soldiers killing in Along-range Artillery attack in the South second time in Four days in which Ukraine claimed significant loss of life in one incident.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that up Up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed the previous day along the southern front line in Donetsk and 50 elsewhere.
Reuters could not immediately verify anything battlefield reports.
Call it Russia invasion of Ukraine (a)”special Operation to “disarm” and “discredit” its neighbor Kyiv Its allies say invasion It is an unjustified war of aggression.
Ole Zhdanov A military analyst in KyivHe said it according to what he said informationRussian attacks were taking place on Front line at Bakhmut and Avdiivka in Donetsk regionamong others.
“The enemy He tries to break through our defenses to no avail. in a social media video. “we fight back – They suffered heavy losses.
