Fire breaks out at nuclear plant after Ukrainian attack – governor (VIDEO)
The Zaporozhye facility has been put into cold shutdown as a precaution while emergency workers fight the blaze
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the largest such facility in Europe, has caught fire after being shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, Evgeny Balitsky, announced on Sunday. The blaze is under control, the official added.
The fire, which affected the plant’s cooling systems, broke out following a Ukrainian attack on the nearby city of Energodar on Sunday, Balitsky said in a statement. The plant’s six reactors were placed in a state of “cold shutdown” as a precaution, the governor explained, adding that there is “no threat of a steam explosion or other consequences.”
“Emergency workers are working at the scene of the fire, and the sources of ignition have begun being eliminated,” Balitsky said.
www.rt.com/russia/602461-znpp-ukraine-attack/
🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine just BOMBED cooling systems at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant — Europe’s largest plant. pic.twitter.com/jKVBHwkbwu
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 11, 2024
🚨🇷🇺 Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was just BOMBED by Ukraine.
⬇️ I visited the plant two months ago to witness how Ukraine is trying to start a nuclear war. pic.twitter.com/rccFeScq25
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 11, 2024
h/t MT Ballsack