2024-04-09 10:03:34
IAEA: “One nuclear reactor was attacked”
Russia: “We will retaliate if nuclear weapons are deployed in Finland”
Russia claimed that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, was attacked by a Ukrainian military drone. Although it did not lead to a bigger disaster such as facility destruction, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned that it could easily lead to a ‘nuclear disaster’.
According to Reuters, on the 7th, Rosatom, a Russian state-owned nuclear power company, said, “Ukraine attacked the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant with a drone, injuring three employees,” adding, “The dome of reactor unit 6, the loading dock, and the vicinity of the cafeteria were attacked three times.” “He issued a statement. However, he added that the radiation level around the nuclear power plant did not change due to this attack.
Russia immediately criticized Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariya Zakharova urged, “Western leaders should also condemn Ukraine’s act of nuclear terrorism.” The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was originally owned by Ukraine, but is being managed by Russia after it invaded and took control of the area in 2022.
However, Ukraine said, “We have never attacked the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” suggesting the possibility that it was a Russian play. Andriy Yusow, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense’s General Intelligence Service (HUR), told Telegram that “Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s nuclear power plant zone is a well-known criminal act of an invading force.”
The IAEA pointed out that “although there was no risk to nuclear safety, it was a serious incident that could harm the stability of the reactor containment unit.” IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi also warned on social media
Meanwhile, Russia has been continuously threatening nuclear war since the outbreak of war. Russian Ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov warned in an interview with Russia’s state-run TASS news agency on the 6th, “If nuclear weapons are deployed in Finland, which is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), we will definitely retaliate.”
Paris = Correspondent Jo Eun-ah [email protected]
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