The Kremlin accuses Kyiv of bombing the Zaporizhia nuclear plant.. and warns of catastrophic consequences

The Kremlin on Monday accused Kyiv's forces of being behind the bombing of the largest nuclear plant in Ukraine and Europe, warning of "catastrophic consequences" for Europe, at a time when Kyiv accused the Russian army of bombing the plant's facilities.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that "the bombing of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant site by the Ukrainian armed forces could be extremely dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences for a vast region, including European territory."

He added that Russia "is waiting for countries that have influence over Ukrainian leaders to use their influence to prevent similar bombings from continuing."

The Zaporizhia station, located in southern Ukraine under the control of Russian forces, has been subjected to two bombardments, targeting some of its facilities in recent days.

Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of being behind the bombing.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Monday that the latest bombing on Saturday night had damaged a high-tension line supplying electricity to two Ukrainian regions.

The ministry indicated that a "strong pressure" occurred in the station, which caused the emission of input from a device intended to protect and control electrical equipment.

"The firefighters who came to the scene were able to remove the smoke," the Russian ministry said.

The same source indicated that "the power of reactors 5 and 6 in the nuclear facility was reduced to 500 megawatts in order to prevent the process from stopping."

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