Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:53am on 12 Aug 2024,Monday International
A fire broke out at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, with Moscow and Kyiv trading blame. The blaze, which damaged a cooling tower, occurred after Ukraine's largest incursion into Russian territory since 2022. Both sides reported no elevated radiation levels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of deliberately starting the fire, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian shelling. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the fire but stated that there was no impact on nuclear safety. The plant remains a focal point of conflict in the ongoing war.
