Some parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have been “seriously damaged” due to attacks carried by Russian forces. Forced one of its reactors to shut down, the plant’s operator has said.
Ukraine’s state enterprise said in a telegram post, The attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in south Ukraine on Friday “seriously damaged” a station containing nitrogen and oxygen.
The shelling “has caused a serious risk for the safe operation of the plant”, enterprise added.
EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has hit out at Russia after attacks damaged Europe’s largest nuclear site.
“The EU condemns Russia’s military activities around #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,” Borrell wrote on Twitter.
“This is a serious and irresponsible breach of nuclear safety rules and another example of Russia’s disregard for international norms,” he added.
