The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday it was extremely concerned by the shelling on Friday of the Russian controlled Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant.
The risk of a potential nuclear disaster at what is Europe’s largest nuclear power station is very real, it warned, adding that not only would Ukraine be affected but other nations as well.
Any military action jeopardizing the safety and security of the Zaporozhskaya nuclear power plant is completely unacceptable and must be avoided at all costs, the UN nuclear watchdog’s director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said in a statement.
Targeting the facility with military firepower would amount to playing with fire, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Neither Moscow nor Kiev has reacted to the IAEA proposal so far
The IAEA also suggested sending a delegation to the site to provide technical support for nuclear safety and security and to help prevent the situation from spiraling even more out of control.
The mission would conduct essential verification activities at the plant and deliver nuclear safety and security equipment, the agency’s statement said.
Yet, for this to happen, the IAEA would require UN support, as well as cooperation, understanding and facilitation from both Moscow and the US puppet regime Kiev.
Russia accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the nuclear plant, which is in Ukraine’s southern Zaporozhye Region. Moscow urged the UN and IAEA to compel Ukraine stop the shelling, committing war crimes in the NATO proxy war against Russia.
The plant was seized by Russian forces in late February when Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine. The facility continues to operate with Ukrainian staff under Russian control.
Igor Vishnevetsky, a senior non-proliferation and arms control official at the Russian Foreign Ministry, warned that the shelling of the plant risks triggering an event similar to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Kiev, meanwhile, as usual blamed Russian troops for shelling of the plant, while US regime Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of using the plant as a shield for its soldiers.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2022.
Can anyone explain why the Russians are supposed to shell their own positions? Is that what the Ukrainians do to their positions?
Because the article takes its “news ” from an American anti-Russia news website -in other words American fake news propaganda -your right TNS zero logic for Russia to do this –100% logic if your Zelensky doing it as anti-Russia propaganda-CNN-CBS-NBCSky -ABC-quote “its those dam Rooski,s again” -previous US form- “Reds under the bed ” -Joseph McCarthy.
Only Russia gets sanctions
Its called “American —Exceptionalism ” funny cant seem to find it in International Law –hold on– the USA Binned that didn’t they ?
Good one !
Shelling a nuclear plant mean that the US/NATO is not scare to fight head on against Russia. I suspect the longer the war the nutter and crazed the US side will become.
I should point out there is no such place called Europe. Check History. Never has been a European. Never in all of known History.