A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in south-eastern Ukraine, according to Reuters and the Ukrainian media, referring to the mayor of the nearby town of Dmytro Orlov, according to which it is a threat to world security. The shooting must stop immediately, otherwise it will be 10 times worse than Chernobyl, warns the head of diplomacy Dmytro Kuleba.
According to the latest information, firefighters were let into the power plant after more than an hour of shelling. However, the fire is still out of control. However, according to the director of the facility, safety related to radiation is already ensured, and one of the six reactors is still operating. According to Orlov, injuries are at the scene.
According to power plant spokesman Andri Tuz, the shooting stopped at about 3:00 CET. However, the situation remains extremely uncertain. "They shot everything they could. Including individual blocks, "he stated.
"Europe needs to wake up because the largest nuclear power plant is on fire due to constant shelling by the Russian military. Those tanks have thermal imaging, so they know what they're shooting at. No state has ever shelled a nuclear power plant. For the first time in human history, someone has committed nuclear terrorism, "said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.