(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 19 - "Shortly after midnight, the Russian military launched a missile attack on the industrial area of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant of Pivdennoukrainsk, in the southern region of Mykolaiv. The powerful explosion occurred just 300 meters from the reactors".
The Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom, reported by Espreso TV, declared unanimously. "The shock wave damaged the buildings of the power plant. Three high-voltage power lines have also been disconnected - said Energoatom - currently all three power units of the plant function normally.
There are no victims among the personnel. "
In the early hours of the morning, eight missiles were launched on Zaporizhzhia, a city in south-eastern Ukraine where the site of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located.
The head of the regional military administration OleksandrStarukh said on social media: "According to initial information, one of the rockets hit the regional center of Zaporizhzhia near the river Dnipro. There is still no information on any victims oferates", he wrote.
The Ukrainian media reported it.
(HANDLE).