In Zaporozhye, the Russian occupiers are playing with fire. For several weeks, the Kremlin and kyiv have accused each other of bombing the nuclear power plant almost daily. So much so that an alarm went off on Thursday, resulting in the shutdown of a reactor for safety. At 3:57 a.m., following “a mortar bombardment on the site of the Zaporozhye power plant, the emergency system was activated and unit number 5 was shut down,” Ukrainian operator Energoatom said in a statement. on Telegram.
An emergency power line was also damaged, the group said, adding that one of the six reactors of the plant, the largest in Europe, continued to operate. This latest incident comes as a mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency is heading to the plant controlled by Russian troops on Thursday.
“There were military activities, including this morning, a few minutes ago” but “we are not stopping, we are moving”, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the press before starting this Thursday morning mission from the city of Zaporozhe, located 120 kilometers by road from the plant. “We will immediately begin assessing the security situation at the plant,” he added.