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[Introduction] Suddenly, a fire broke out at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Fire breaks out in cooling system at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

According to CCTV News, on the 11th local time, Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Zaporizhia region appointed by Russia, said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar where the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is located that day, causing a fire in the cooling system facilities of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Balitsky stressed that all six units of the nuclear power plant are currently in cold shutdown, there is no threat of explosion or other consequences, and the radiation levels near the nuclear power plant and the city of Energodard are normal.

Russian emergency department staff are currently extinguishing the fire at the scene. The situation has been brought under control and will not have any impact on the nuclear power plant and nearby residents.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said that Ukraine's action was 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 that the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal.

Zelensky also said that Ukraine is currently waiting for the response from the world and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Russia should be held responsible for this.

Rosatom:

Ukraine's attack on Zaporizhia nuclear power plant can be characterized as an act of nuclear terrorism

The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation said in the early morning of the 12th local time that on the evening of the 11th, the Ukrainian armed forces used drones to carry out two direct attacks on one of the two cooling towers of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, causing the internal structure to catch fire. At 23:30 on the 11th, the fire in the cooling tower was basically extinguished. Relevant experts will assess whether there is a threat of collapse of the cooling tower when the situation permits.

Rosatom believes that the attack by the Ukrainian armed forces can be characterized as an act of nuclear terrorism carried out by the Ukrainian authorities.

Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant Officials:

Nuclear power plant infrastructure was seriously damaged for the first time by Ukrainian attack

According to CCTV News, Yevgenia Yashin, director of communications at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, said on the 11th local time that no staff members of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured in the Ukrainian attack. The cooling system hit by Ukrainian troops is located on the banks of the Dnieper River and is not adjacent to the generator set.

Yashinova said that the Ukrainian armed forces launched a suicide drone from Nikopoli in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to attack the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. This was the first time that the nuclear power plant's infrastructure suffered serious damage due to an attack by the Ukrainian army.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip

Palestinian armed groups attack Israeli troops

According to CCTV News, on August 11, the Israeli army continued to launch military operations in the Gaza Strip, and many places in the Gaza Strip were attacked. Palestinian armed groups attacked Israeli military targets.

The Israeli army continued its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on the 11th. Reuters released a video that day showing that a missile launched by the Israeli army hit a building in Gaza City, and a huge explosion was heard at the scene. The shock wave caused by the explosion overturned the filming equipment.

According to reports, the Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian and injured many others. The photographer who filmed the video said that the Israeli army had informed residents in the area that the Israeli army might launch an attack. In addition, Khan Yunis and other places in the southern Gaza Strip were also attacked by the Israeli army.

Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces said it had carried out an airstrike on Palestinian militants in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and had also launched attacks on rocket launch sites of Palestinian armed groups.

The Quds Force of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad) said on the 11th that its fighters used mortars to attack Israeli soldiers and vehicles in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip that day. The Quds Force also released a video showing that it used rockets to attack the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon and Israeli military targets in the Gaza Strip.

Greece orders evacuation of more than 30,000 residents from historic city of Marathon

According to CCTV News, on the afternoon of August 11th local time, due to the raging wildfire, the Greek fire department ordered the evacuation of residents of the historic city of Marathon near the country's capital Athens.

Marathon is located 40 kilometers east of Athens, and more than 30,000 residents have been asked to evacuate to the coastal town of Nea Makri. Greek authorities have sent teams to extinguish the fire, but due to strong winds, the firefighting work is expected to continue all night.

Since the afternoon of the 10th, 40 fires have broken out in Greece. Greek Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Kikilias said that extremely severe weather conditions will continue and the fire hazard remains serious.

As the fire risk reached level 5 (the highest), the Athens municipal government entered a state of alert from August 11. On the evening of the 11th, medical centers and hospitals in Athens were still on alert. Parts of Athens were shrouded in smoke.

(Compiled by Ivan)

Editor: Xiaomo

Reviewer: Chen Siyang