(Morning News) Ukrainian nuclear agency said that the Russian rockets have caused local damage to a giant nuclear power plant controlled by Russia, but no radiation leakage was found.
BBC reported that the Ukraine State -owned Nuclear Power Operator (Enerhoatom) said on Friday (August 5) that the largest nuclear power plant in Zapolo, located in southern Ukraine was shelled, nitrogen oxygen at the nuclear power plant, and nuclear power plantDevice and high -voltage transmission lines are damaged.The nuclear power plant consists of six pressure water reactors and stored radioactive waste.
Local officials appointed by Russia attributed the damage to the nuclear power plant on the early shelling of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine accused the Russian army of using "terrorist tactics" to fire rockets from the civilian area of the nuclear power plant.The BBC cannot verify the report of the damaged nuclear power plant.
The state -owned nuclear power operator of Ukraine said that the Russian army launched two rounds of rockets on the 5th. For security reasons, they had cut off the connection between the reactor and the grid.
Nuclear power plant operators said that nuclear power plants "risk the risk of hydrogen leakage and radioactive particles diffusion", "high risk of fire", but fortunately, no one is injured.
Russia occupied Zapolo Nuclear Power Station , and left the Ukrainian employees at the nuclear power plant.The nuclear power plant and surrounding areas are controlled by the Russian army and are very close to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelezki said in a video speech on the evening of the 5th that Moscow must be responsible for being destroyed by the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, accusing Russia for committing "public, daring crimes and terror", andIt also called on international sanctions on the entire nuclear industry in Russia.
