Russia is bombing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with the aim of disconnecting it from the energy system of Ukraine, the Ukrainian nuclear power company Energoatom reported on Saturday evening, as quoted by the Kyiv Independent.
After recent Russian attacks on the area near the nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian nuclear power company Energoatom said that Russia aims to “destroy the plant’s infrastructure and damage all energy transport” in order to cut off electricity in southern Ukraine.
Therefore, the bombardment of the station will most likely continue,” Energoatom reported on Telegram.
The company previously reported that there was a “serious risk” to the safe operation of the plant due to the bombing by Russia on August 5.
One of the reactors of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is under the control of Russian forces, has been shut down, the Ukrainian nuclear power plant reported on Saturday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday expressed serious concern over Friday’s explosion at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying the action indicated the risk of a nuclear disaster.
“I am extremely concerned by yesterday’s explosions at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which highlight the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond,” CEO Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement quoted by Reuters .
Grossi called on all parties to the conflict in Ukraine to exercise “maximum restraint” in the vicinity of the plant.
On Friday, projectiles struck a high-voltage power line at the plant, forcing its operators to shut down the reactor, despite the fact that no radioactive leak was detected.
The plant was seized by Russian forces in early March, shortly after Vladimir Putin’s war began, but is still run by his Ukrainian technicians.
The state nuclear company “Energoatom” accused Russia of losses at the nuclear power plant.
On the other hand, the Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukrainian forces of bombing the plant, saying that only “luck” prevented the radiation leak.
Grossi said that military actions that endanger the safety of the Zaporizhzhia plant “are absolutely unacceptable and must be avoided at all costs.”
Source: Hot News RU
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