The activity of a nuclear reactor in Ukraine has stopped, which was targeted in strikes
One of the nuclear reactors in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, which is under the control of Russian forces, has stopped working, the Ukrainian Nuclear Energy Corporation announced Saturday, after the bombings, which Moscow and Kiev exchanged accusations of being responsible for.
The company "Energo-Atom" broadcast the text of a message on the Telegram application in which it confirmed, "After the attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear reactor, the protection and emergency system in one of the three reactors was operating and then stopped."
The same source added that the bombing caused "serious damage" to a station containing nitrogen and oxygen gas, as well as a "sub-building".
The company said that "there are still risks of leakage of hydrogen gas and radioactive materials and a high risk of fire."
She added that "the bombing ... has created serious risks to the safe activity of the reactor," stressing that electricity production operations are continuing and the Ukrainian crew is still working in it.
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