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Breaking news! Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant caught fire, "Infrastructure was seriously damaged for the first time due to the Ukrainian army's attack"! Russian Foreign Ministry, Zelensky spoke out

2024-08-12

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Editor of Every Economic Report: Bi Luming

According to CCTV News on the 12th, local time on the 11th, Ukrainian Interior Minister Klimenko said that as of 22:30 that day,The radiation situation in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area has not changed and no technical nuclear radiation has been detected. The Ukrainian Central Hydrometeorological Station located near the nuclear power plant is in operation to ensure timely monitoring of the local radiation situation.

Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.Russia said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar, where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located, causing a fire in the cooling system of the nuclear power plant. Ukraine said that Russia set the fire in the nuclear power plant area.

In this regard, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said:This action by Ukraine is a nuclear threat to the European continent. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that it was Russia that set the fire in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area, and the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal.

According to Banyuetan,The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, accounting for 25% of Ukraine's total electricity generation.It is located in Energodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, southern Ukraine, close to the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River, with the Dniepropetrovsk Oblast controlled by the Ukrainian army on the other side. It has been bombarded repeatedly. Russia and Ukraine each have their own opinions, accusing each other of launching the bombardment. The Ukrainian crisis has made this nuclear safety issue a global concern.