Friday, March 4, 2022
Islamabad (Urdu Point. DW advertisment. 04 March 2022) Russian invasion of Ukraine has now entered its ninth day. Meanwhile, shelling caused a fire at the Zaporia plant in Ukraine, which has now been brought under control. There was no increase in radiation due to this. The Zaporia plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
Ukraine says authorities have gained access to a nuclear plant where a training camp on the outskirts of the plant caught fire after Russian shelling.
Both the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the White House say they are actively monitoring the attack on Europe's largest nuclear plant and that radiation levels have not risen.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Koliba said in a tweet that "the Russian military is firing from all sides at Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
The fire has already started.
He added: "If there was an explosion, it would be ten times bigger than Chernobyl! The Russians must immediately stop firing, allow firefighters, and establish a security zone. "
The White House said in a series of tweets that US President Joe Biden had spoken by telephone with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky about the nuclear plant fire.
The White House says Biden also spoke with the U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to get an update on the state of the plant and brief the president. is being done.
A spokesman for the plant also said in a post on social media that Russian forces should "stop firing with heavy weapons."
According to the Associated Press, spokesman Andrew Toussaint said in a video post on the Telegram that "there are real concerns about the nuclear threat at Europe's largest nuclear power station."
Where is the Ukraine-Russia crisis?
Russia continued its attacks on Ukraine on Thursday, despite widespread condemnation and wider economic sanctions imposed by the West.
Expressed his commitment to keep.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country's "operation" in Ukraine would continue for the time being. He says any peace deal must "disarm" Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, praised the "bravery" of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, claiming that the war was going according to plan.
He also accused Ukrainian forces of using humans as shields without any evidence.
On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready for a face-to-face meeting with Putin. He said that if Western countries were not ready to implement a no-fly zone, they should provide warplanes to Ukraine so that their country could fight Russia.
'Europe needs to wake up'
"Europe needs to wake up," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video post on the Telegram. Are familiar with Tens of thousands had to be evacuated from there
Russia wants to repeat it, it is already repeating it, but it is six times bigger.
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He added that Ukraine had 15 nuclear reactors and that "if there was an explosion, it would destroy them all." Save Europe from dying in a nuclear catastrophe. "
Britain convenes Security Council meeting
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for another emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Ukraine war. Boris Johnson says Putin could "threaten the security of the whole of Europe."
(Reuters, AP, AFP, DPA)
