Moscow and Kyiv on Tuesday accused each other of Risking disaster by bombing the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine is awaiting a report from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency on his condition.
Frequent warnings from world The commanders fighting around the Zaporizhzhia factory have set that in Unbearable situation can lead A nuclear disaster did little to stop the hostilities. Russian officials accused the Ukrainian forces of Bombing city Where is the factory located on Tuesday, hours After the Ukrainians said that the Kremlin forces attacked a city across the river.
The two sides exchanged such accusations since the early Russian forces seized the factory in the war. with the danger risingInternational Atomic Energy Agency (International Atomic Energy Agency) team Finally go to the factory last week, and the inspectors are expected to report what they are doing found To the UN Security Council later in today.
The plant, operated by Ukrainian technicians, was captured by Russian forces in In early March soon After the invasion of Ukraine.
It is unclear whether that will change later on Tuesday when the International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report based on on a fact-Finding mission For the manufacturer who is expected to explain in detail the damage.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, mission last A week and two agency employees remain on status monitoring site. Grossi is expected to brief the UN Security Council in New York on Later results on Tuesday.
But it’s unclear whether Grossi will blame either of them side.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday warned of He likened the occurrence of a “radiological disaster” at the station and mentioned a Russian bombing of It showed that Moscow “does not care what the International Atomic Energy Agency will say.”
He was speaking after agency officials, citing information Provided by Ukraine, it said that the only remaining reactor stopped working after backing up the plant power The line has been cut to extinguish a fire.
They said the line itself was not damaged and would be reconnected and that the station had enough electricity to operate safely. The reactor will be reconnected to the network once back up power I was restored.
Russia, who wondered why it bombed its forces who He. She says guarding the plant, on Tuesday accused the Ukrainian forces of The facility, the largest in Europe, was bombed the day before.
Russian diplomacy mission to me international organizations in Vienna, where the International Atomic Energy Agency is based, said on Telegram that three Ukrainian shells landed near the station’s fuel storage unit and solid radioactive waste storage and near one of The power units.
posted pictures of shell affect back confirm it. Reuters was also unable to verify the side’s claims.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden on Monday said Russia should Not classified as a country sponsor of Terror, the label paid by Ukraine for Amid the persistence of Russia invasion While Moscow warned that it would cut off US-Russian relations.
When asked whether Russia should To be a shepherd of the state of Terrorism, Biden told reporters at the White House: “No.”
Some US lawmakers did also pressure for appointment.
missile strikes
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said that Russian forces bombed the city of Kharkiv second cityAnd the destroyed Residential Building in Center. After the night bombing of The citywhich is close to the Russian border, were rescue workers found The body of Mayor Ihor Terikov said: A woman is under the rubble.
three peopleincluding the woman, was killed as a result of Russian missile fire in Kharkiv region over The past Today, the region’s governor said.
Ukrainian officials said Russia did also It hit an oil depot in City of Kryvyi Rih, the birthplace of President Zelensky.
“there big fire In the oil depot. Fire services operate on site. We are working on the scale of destroy and information About the victims, “Valentin Reznichenko, from the local district official He said.
There was no importance update on Ukraine counter-offensive in the South of After it said the day before that its forces had retaken several towns.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared with his defense minister also lose a big military Playing sports in Far East of Russia, in thousands of Miles of war in Ukraine.
The New York Times reported that US intelligence had assessed that Russia was buying artillery munitions from North Korea as sanctions begin to me reduce that it ability to maintain its operations in Ukraine.
There was no immediate reaction to this from Moscow.
Ukraine general Russian military personnel accused of Putting kindergartens and places at risk of Worship and field hospital by placing personnel And the military equipment in And about those buildings.
There was no response from Russia, which accuses Ukraine of do the same. Reuters was unable to verify an independent source battlefield reports.
