the fire in the largest nuclear power plant in Europe power the plant was extinguished, Ukrainian emergency services said on Friday, following reports that the Russians had taken control of the factory early Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of resorting to “nuclear terrorism” and wanting to “repeat” the Chernobyl disaster after declaring that the forces ofinvasion Russians had deliberately attacked the nuclear power plant.
Ukrainian emergency services said they were able to put out the fire after Russian military finally allowed rescuers to access the website.
“At 06:20 (04:20 GMT) the fire in Training building of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Energodar has been shut down. There are no casualties,” the emergency services said. in A declaration on Facebook.
The regional state administration said on Friday this Russian military forces seized the factory in Zaporizhzhia.
“Operational personnel monitor the state of power units,” he said. on social citing the Ukrainian nuclear inspection.
Zelensky had previously pleaded world leaders wake up up and prevent Europe from “dying nuclear disaster” after Russian forces attacked the continent’s largest factory.
“No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units,” he said. in a video message posted by son office.
“It’s the first time in our history. In the history of humanity. The terrorist state is now resorting to nuclear terrorism.”
Zelenskyy said troops knowingly fired on the nuclear facility.
“These are tanks equipped with thermal imagers, so they know where they shoot,” Zelenskyy said.
Zaporizhzhia railway station, an industrial station city in the southeast, provides about 40% of country’s nuclear power and, according to Zelenskyy, houses six of The 15 Ukrainian reactors.
Ukrainian emergency services had previously sounded the alarm that Russian troops were preventing them from reaching the fire at the plant.
“The invaders do not allow Ukraine public rescue units at begin turn off the fire“, said the emergency services on Facebook, stating that the fire had affected a “training building”and that only one of the reactors were operational.
Local officials had reassured the United Nations atomic watchdog that “the essentials” equipment at the station was unaffected and radiation levels were normal.
Ukraine’s nuclear facilities have been a main indicate of concern after Russia military invaded the country last week and started bombing cities with shells and missiles.
The Zaporizhzhia plant is located in the steppe of southern Ukraine on the Dnieper River, about 525 kilometers (325 miles) to the south of Chernobyl.
“If there’s an explosion, it’s the end of all. The end of Europe,” Zelenskyy warned. “Only immediate European action can stop the Russian troops.
