Russia Condemned after Attack on Nuclear Plant

Russia’s shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is a “serious and reckless attack on a nuclear site” that the whole international community must take very seriously, says the UK Deputy Prime Minister.

Dominic Raab told BBC Breakfast: “It’s very difficult to believe it was not done deliberately but in any event it is unlawful to attack a site like this, not to do your due diligence on it and to keep bombarding it when there’s a fire and the emergency services are responding to it.”

He said he understands there is no immediate danger at the site.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called an emergency UN security council debate in New York to “ramp up the pressure on Putin’s war machine”.

‘Nuclear power station takeover a worry for the whole world’

We’ve been hearing from a dance teacher who lives in Zaporizhzhia where Russian troops have seized a nuclear plant.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he saw the Russian military shooting and throwing bombs at the plant all night.

“I know that one of the buildings was on fire but fortunately it wasn’t the actual nuclear station, it was for people who live there. Of course it’s still bad news but at least it’s not the actual reactor.”

He says: “It is a worry not only for our region but for Ukraine and the whole world as it’s one of the biggest nuclear power plants in Europe as far as I know.

“It’s insane, it’s just terrorism, there are no words, the world should do something about it.”

He says he has family and friends in Russia and people there are divided into two groups – those brainwashed into believing Putin is making peace in Ukraine and the other half who are “very afraid and ashamed”.

World leaders condemn Russian attack on nuclear plant

World leaders are accusing Russia of endangering the safety of an entire continent after its forces attacked a nuclear power plant and sparked a fire.

A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – after it was attacked by Russia.

Ukraine’s Emergency Services managed to extinguish the fire, which broke out at a building outside the plant’s perimeter, but authorities say that Russian troops have seized the plant.

UK Prime Minister Boris Jonson said Russia’s “reckless” attack could “directly threaten the safety of all of Europe”.

US President Joe Biden urged Moscow to stop its military activities around the site, while Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the “horrific attacks” from Russia “must cease immediately”.(bbc)

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