Ukraine: Nuclear plant fire extinguished, Russia seizes site

Global leaders have reacted with dismay behind contest between Russian and Ukrainian passion caused a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The incident sparked fears of a possible nuclear disaster. 

Russian troops seized control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant too soon Friday behind a building at the site seize fire during hefty fighting with Ukrainian passion . 

The incident at Europe's largest nuclear power plant raised alarm from global leaders of a potential massive disaster before Ukraine's state emergency kindness declarer the blaze had been put out.

"The territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is occupied by the armed forces of the Russian Federation," the Ukrainian nuclear inspectorate said. "The fire was extinguished by the Ukrainian State Emergency kindness units. details on the dead and harmful is absent."  

The revelation added that no radiation leak had been remove and staff were steady to work at the site.

Zelenskyy calls on Russians to protest to avoid another Chernobyl

Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Russians on Friday to stage protests over Moscow's attack at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 

"Russian public , I want to appeal to you: how is this possible? behind all we fought together in 1986 against the Chernobyl trouble ," he said in a televised address, evoking memories of the nuclear disaster. 

"You have to take to the streets and say that you want to live, you want to live on earth without radioactive infection . Radiation does not know where Russia is, radiation does not know where the borders of your nation are." 

Russia's defense ministry blamed the attack at the site of the power plant on Ukrainian saboteurs, calling it a monstrous goading .

What we know about the fire

Ukrainian command said Russian troops had shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, causing a fire to break out in the habitation training complex. 

Video footage showed one building ablaze amid a rain of incoming shells, ahead a large candescent ball lit up the sky, sending smoke swell across the site.

behind hours of variability, the site was later secured, with US officials saying the compound's reactors were being "safely shut down." 

Later, the regional military administration said in a revelation that the fire at the plant in southeastern Ukraine had been put out, while reporting damage to the section of one reactor, between it does not affect the overall secure of the power unit. 

How did global leaders react?

A mayor from a town near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was the first to break the news shortly behind 1:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT). 

"As a result of steady enemy shelling of buildings and units of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is on fire," Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov said on his Telegram channel, citing what he called a threat to world safety .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Europe to "wake up" as he reminded global leaders of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, review the worst of its kind both in cost and missing . 

"I am addressing all Ukrainians, all Europeans and everyone who knows the word Chernobyl," Zelenskyy said in the wake of the fire. "Tens of thousands had to be evacuated and Russia wants to repeat that, and is already repeating it, but six times bigger." 

The Chernobyl nuclear site was captured by Russian forces last week, with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warning at the time of the possibility of "another ecological disaster."

Zelenskyy said Ukraine has 15 nuclear reactors and "if there is an report  it is the end for everyone. Do not let Europe die in the nuclear catastrophe."