The European Union condemns Russia’s “irresponsible violation” of nuclear safety rules with military actions around the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said on Saturday, as quoted by France Presse.

“The EU condemns Russia’s military activities around the Zaporizhia NPP. This is a serious and irresponsible violation of nuclear safety rules and a new example of Russia’s disregard for international norms,” ​​he charged in a message on his Twitter.Twitter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Friday accused the Russian army of “twice strikes on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant” (in the south), even though Moscow has controlled the area since the beginning of the invasion.

“Any bombing of this facility is a shameless crime, a terrorist act. Russia must be held responsible for what threatens the nuclear power plant,” he said.

During this attack, a high-voltage line was damaged, which led to the shutdown of one of the plant’s reactors. When the plant was seized in March, the Russian military opened fire on some of the plant’s buildings, raising the risk of a major nuclear accident.

On Friday, Ukrainian authorities accused Russian forces of carrying out three strikes near a reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, even though Moscow has controlled the area since the invasion began.

For its part, the Russian army claims that Ukrainian troops are behind the attacks, which caused the fire, which was managed to be extinguished.

On July 21, Russia already accused Ukrainian troops of drone strikes on the territory of this largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Kyiv also assures that Moscow stores heavy weapons and ammunition on the territory of the plant, which has been occupied by Russian troops since March, he reminds. (Agerpress)