A rescue team from the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine participated in an exercise in the city of Zaporizhia to prepare for a nuclear accident at a Russian-controlled power plant near the city. rice field.
Wearing hazmat suits conducts numerous nuclear training drills in the remains of a bombed city as scientists warn that a radiation leak could wreak havoc on Europe. Officials may be seen.
Ukraine still bears the deep scars of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In the accident, a Soviet-era nuclear reactor exploded, releasing radiation into the atmosphere in the northern part of the country.
The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine was captured early in the war and has been in Russian hands ever since.
A coalition of 42 countries, including all EU member states, the United States and the United Kingdom, } issued a joint statement. They demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from the factory and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the facility. "The presence of Russian troops at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has rendered the operator and the Ukrainian authorities unable to fulfill their nuclear and radiation safety obligations in accordance with international agreements and his IAEA safety standards. There are," the statement said. "We urge the Russian Federation to immediately withdraw the military and all other unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and its surrounding areas, as well as from all of Ukraine, to ensure that the operators and the Ukrainian authorities are in control of their sovereignty. In response, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement issued on Monday: Russia will "do whatever it takes to make sure IAEA experts can show up at the station." In a televised address Monday night, President Zelensky said Russian "terrorists" had "threatened" and claimed that the Russians were using the plant as a base to store weapons and launch attacks on neighboring areas. He said anyone found firing at or from the nuclear power plant would be targeted by Ukrainian forces, followed by attacks on the site or nearby towns and cities. 'plant All Russian soldiers who shoot or use the plant as a cover to fire, the President of Ukraine said in a video speech on Saturday night that our intelligence services, our special services, our military "If Russia's actions cause catastrophe, the consequences could reach those who have remained silent until now," said Zelensky. "All Russian forces must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally from factories and neighboring areas." News him by email. Please contact the team at At [email protected]. More articles like this on news page.Get the latest news you need to know, stories to make you feel good, analytics and more
