War in Ukraine: a reactor at the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant shut down after strikes – Le Figaro

kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of having bombed the plant, in the hands of Russian forces. Ukrainian atomic energy company, after strikes for which kyiv and Moscow mutually accuse each other. three reactors in working order, which went out,” Energoatom announced in a message on Telegram. ZelenskyAlso readThe war in Ukraine shakes the world nuclear orderAccording to this source, the bombings “severely damaged” a station containing nitrogen and oxygen and an “auxiliary building”. “There are still risks of leaking hydrogen and radioactive substances, and the risk of fire is also high,” she said. safely from the plant,” continued Energoatom, indicating, however, that it continues to produce electricity and that Ukrainian personnel continue to work there. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ruled on Saturday “increasingly alarming” reports coming from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, in the aftermath of strikes nearby. Friday’s strikes are “the latest in a long list of increasingly more alarming”, denounced the Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi, considering that they demonstrate a “real real risk of nuclear disaster which could threaten health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond”, according to a press release. Ukrainian authorities on Friday accused the forces Russians for carrying out three strikes near a reactor at the Zaporizhia power plant in the south, although Moscow has controlled this territory since the start of the invasion. The Russian army has for its part affirmed that the Ukrainian forces are at the origin of these strikes, which caused a fire which was extinguished. Read also In Ukraine, the meteoric rise in the number of amputees The European Union condemned on Saturday an “irresponsible violation” of nuclear security rules by Russia. The head of European diplomacy Josep Borell said on Twitter that he saw it as “a new example of Russia’s contempt for international standards”On July 21, Russia had already accused Ukrainian forces of having struck with a drone on the territory of this nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. kyiv also assures that Moscow is storing heavy weapons and ammunition on the territory of the plant, occupied since March by Russian forces. SEE ALSO – Ukraine: the Russians open the doors of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant