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Russian occupiers set fire to the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

A fire has been recorded on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Energodar. This was reported today, August 11, by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, FREEDOM reports. “We are recording from Nikopol that Russian occupiers have started a fire on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Radiation levels are currently normal. But as long as Russian terrorists maintain control over the nuclear power plant, the situation is not and cannot be normal,” the head of state wrote on Facebook. Car tires were allegedly set on fire in one of the station's cooling towers (structure for cooling steam and water), - said the head of Nikopol Regional Military Administration. Zelenskyy noted that from the first day of the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, Russia has been using it exclusively to blackmail Ukraine, all of Europe and the world. “We are waiting for the world’s reaction, we are waiting for the IAEA’s reaction. Russia must answer for this. Only Ukrainian control over the Zaporizhzhia NPP can guarantee a return to normalcy and complete security,” the Ukrainian president emphasized. Later, the IAEA responded to the fire at the Zaporizhzhia NPP Heavy black smoke is recorded from the northern part of the Zaporizhzhia NPP after “numerous explosions” Russian occupiers reported an alleged drone attack on one of the cooling towers located at the site. No impact on nuclear safety was reported, — the IAEA statement said. Read also: Russia launches 30 missiles, drops over 800 bombs in the past week, – Zelenskyy As previously reported, the International Atomic Energy Agency mission was rotated at the Zaporizhzhya NPP. The post Russian occupiers set fire to the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant appeared first on Freedom.