Ukraine, Russia Accuse Every Different Of Nuclear Plant Strikes
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Zaporizhzhia plant has been beneath Russian management since March.
Kyiv and Moscow accused one another on Saturday of placing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine, which has been shelled repeatedly up to now week.
Zaporizhzhia is the most important nuclear energy plant in Ukraine and in Europe.
The plant has been beneath Russian management since March, and Ukraine has accused Moscow of basing tons of of troopers and storing arms there.
"Restrict your presence on the streets of Energodar! We have now obtained details about new provocations by the (Russian) occupiers," Ukraine's nuclear company Energoatom mentioned because it shared a message on Telegram from a neighborhood chief in Energodar metropolis, the place the plant is positioned.
The town stays loyal to Kyiv.
"In line with residents, there may be new shelling within the route of the nuclear plant... the time between the beginning and arrival of the shelling is 3-5 seconds," the message mentioned.
However pro-Moscow officers within the occupied areas in Zaporizhzhia area blamed Ukrainian forces for the shelling.
"Energodar and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are once more beneath fireplace by (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky's militants," mentioned Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Moscow-installed administration.
The missiles fell "within the areas positioned on the banks of the Dnipro river and within the plant", he mentioned, with out reporting any casualties or injury.
Areas occupied by Russia and people beneath Ukraine's management are divided by the Dnipro river.
Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over a number of rounds of shelling on the plant this month, elevating fears of a nuclear disaster and led to an emergency assembly of the UN Safety Council on Thursday.
Ukraine mentioned the primary strikes on August 5 broken an influence cable and compelled one of many reactors to cease working.
Then strikes on Thursday broken a pumping station and radiation sensors.
Ukraine, backed by Western allies, has referred to as for a demilitarised zone across the plant and for the withdrawal of Russian forces.
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