{"id":411934,"date":"2022-03-04T04:51:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fire-rages-at-ukraines-nuclear-plant-after-russian-attack\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T04:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:51:21","slug":"fire-rages-at-ukraines-nuclear-plant-after-russian-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fire-rages-at-ukraines-nuclear-plant-after-russian-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fire rages at Ukraine&#8217;s nuclear plant after Russian attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a302008ce846\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a302008ce846\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fire-rages-at-ukraines-nuclear-plant-after-russian-attack\/#%E2%80%9CFire_rages_at_Ukraines_nuclear_plant_after_Russian_attack%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Fire rages at Ukraine&#8217;s nuclear plant after Russian attack&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFire_rages_at_Ukraines_nuclear_plant_after_Russian_attack%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Fire rages at Ukraine&#8217;s nuclear plant after Russian attack&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Russia resorted to \u201cnuclear terror\u201d with an attack on Ukraine\u2019s largest nuclear plant Friday morning and can only be stopped by \u201cim<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te European action,\u201d President Volodymyr Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>Russian forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the latest assault on the beleaguered nation, according to officials and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fYUT36YGOh8&amp;feature=emb_logo&amp;ab_channel=%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%90%D0%95%D0%A1\">video footage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The nuclear facility is the largest of its kind in Europe and could cause a disaster \u201c10 times larger than Chernobyl\u201d if it were to blow up, one Ukrainian official warned.<\/p>\n<p>Zaporizhzhia generates a quarter of the nation\u2019s electricity. One of its six reactors was on fire after the shelling, a plant spokesman said, adding that it was not operating but contained nuclear fuel. <\/p>\n<p>The blaze was eventually contained and the plant was secured, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The attack led Zelensky to denounce Russia in the harshest of terms as he called on the West to intervene. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussian army has opened fire on Zaporizhzhia NPP,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFA_Ukraine\/status\/1499572543853891584\">he tweeted<\/a>. \u201cNo state except Russia has ever opened fire at nuclear power units. For the first time in human history, a terrorist state has resorted to nuclear terror. Only immediate European action can stop Russian troops\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters could not access the scene of the potential catastrophic disaster because they were under attack from Russian troops that stormed Enerhodar, a city of 53,000 located about 400 miles southwest of Kyiv. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand that they stop the heavy weapons fire,\u201d Andriy Tuz, spokesperson for the plant, said in a video posted on Telegram. \u201cThere is a real threat of nuclear danger in the biggest atomic energy station in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl!,\u201d Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned in a statement, referencing the 1986 Ukraine nuclear disaster that is considered the worst in world history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s mayor called the attack a matter of world security, as Ukrainian forces battled Russian troops on the city\u2019s outskirts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany young men in athletic clothes and armed with Kalashnikov have come into the city. They are breaking down doors and trying to get into the apartments of local residents,\u201d Mayor Dmytro Orlov said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart about the attack and joined Zelensky in urging Russia to cease attacks around the plant, the White House said.<\/p>\n<p>The area was later secured and \u201cnuclear safety is now guaranteed,\u201d Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the military administration of the Zaporizhzhia region, wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Elevated levels of radiation were detected near the site of the plant, a government official said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came a day after the UN\u2019s nuclear watchdog agency warned of \u201cgrave danger\u201d from an attack on nuclear plants in the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-557-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Six power units generate 40-42 billion kWh of electricity making the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant the largest nuclear power plant not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe, Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine, July 9, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-21411509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-557-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-557-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-557-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant produces a quarter of Ukraine\u2019s electricity supply.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dmytro Smolyenko\/Future Publishing via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian officials have warned that if the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant explodes, the potential fallout could be worse than the Chernobyl disaster.\" class=\"wp-image-21411508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nuclear-power-plant-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian officials have warned that if the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant explodes, the potential fallout could be worse than the Chernobyl disaster. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine.WarMap-March3-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A map shows where Russian forces have invaded Ukraine so far.\" class=\"wp-image-21411512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine.WarMap-March3-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine.WarMap-March3-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine.WarMap-March3-9.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian forces have attacked multiple cities in Ukraine and captured the city of Kherson so far.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post Illustration<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Zaporizhzhia1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian officials have warned that if the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant explodes, the potential fallout could be worse than the Chernobyl disaster.\" class=\"wp-image-21411513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Zaporizhzhia1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Zaporizhzhia1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Zaporizhzhia1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainians urged Russian forces to stop firing in order for firefighters to clear out the power plant blaze.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal\u00a0had called on the West to close the airspace over the powerplants, a proposition ruled out by the United States and NATO.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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