After a suspected attack, a fire broke out in one of the cooling systems of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The fire was extinguished, but concerns about the plant's safety remained.
Kiev/Moscow - According to Russian reports, a fire broke out in the cooling system of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, southern Ukraine, in the evening. The fire was completely extinguished during the night, a Russian-appointed official said on Telegram.
According to the state agency Tass, the region's governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, who was also appointed by Moscow, said that there had previously been a Ukrainian attack on the area surrounding the power plant. However, there was no danger, as all of the nuclear power plant's blocks had been shut down. Radiation levels were within the normal range. In the morning, Balitsky announced that security measures at all facilities of strategic importance in the region had been increased on the orders of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
The Russian side said that a Ukrainian combat drone had caused considerable damage to the nuclear power plant's infrastructure. The information could not initially be independently verified.
