On Sunday, August 10, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenski announced that Russian business forces had caused a fire in the area of the dam atomic power station located in confederate Ukraine. In a message on the platform, Telegram Zelenski reported that the fire is visible from areas controlled by Ukraine. However, he added that radiation rates in the vicinity of the power plant remained normal.
A local authoritative from the city of Nikopol, other the power plant, provided unofficial information that Russian forces could set fire to a large number of automobile tires in the cooling towers. He called on the residents to stay calm, stressing that the situation was under control.
Position of the Russian business authorities
In turn, Russian management of the occupied power plant in Zaporozh issued a message that rescuers were working to put out a fire close the cooling towers, and the incidental did not affect the safety of the power plant or its operation.
Evgeny Balicki, a Russian authoritative from the occupied Zaporozh region, accused the Ukrainian side of triggering a fire by firing fire on the close city of Enerhodar. In this way, he rejected Zelenski's accusations, claiming that Ukrainian military actions led to the creation of fire.
🔶Zaporozhia Nükleer Santralinin soğutma kullerinden birinde yangın çıktı.
🔶Nikopol şehir yönetimi Rusların ticket lastik yaktını iddia etti.
🔶Zelensky,Zaporozhia nükleer santralinde çıkan yangının videosunu paylaştı ve dünya ülkelerini Rusya’ya tepki göstermeyer çaērdı. pic.twitter.com/K9bKXnohze
Tension around the power plant
The Zaporoza atomic power plant has been the subject of global attention and concern since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops took control of it as early as March 2022, which faced fierce criticism from the global community, fearing a atomic disaster.
Unclear causes of the fire at the dam atomic power plant
The causes of the fire stay unclear, and both sides of the conflict blame each other. In the context of ongoing fighting and constant tension around this strategical facility, the situation in the Zaporoska atomic Power Plant inactive raises concerns both in Ukraine and internationally.
mn
Join our community!
Follow us on our social media and stay up to date!
