The Atomic Energy Authority of Ukraine warned at the end of the week that the rockets that hit the Zaporizhia power plant in the south of the country led to the shutdown of one of the reactors and it is possible that radioactive materials will also leak if the situation is not dealt with quickly.
Remember, even though Russia captured the largest nuclear plant in Europe at the beginning of the fighting, it left the Ukrainian workers in the complex but under new management.
At the same time, many battles have been going on in the area throughout the last few months, and in the last few days, Russian rockets hit the compound and according to the Ukrainians, a high voltage cable was hit as well as an oxygen and nitrogen unit.
Russia claims that Ukraine is the one that damaged the compound.
According to the Ukrainian agency, "there is a danger of nitrogen leakage and the distribution of radioactive particles."
According to her, there is also "a great fear of fire, but at the moment there are no casualties".
As you may recall, the region of southern Ukraine has gradually become in recent weeks the new focus of the fighting against the backdrop of Ukraine's increasing preparations for a counter-attack that will liberate the city of Kherson, the first large city occupied by Russia.
According to Ukraine, Russia is using the station complex to act against the Ukrainian forces, with the understanding that they will not attack the "protected zone" as it is called.
The CEO of the Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, warned this week that "the situation at the station is out of control." On Saturday, he warned again, saying that the damage to the station "highlights the danger of a nuclear disaster." According to him, "any shooting towards or from the station is tantamount to playing with fire."
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