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Russian forces have seized the largest nuclear plant in Europe, Ukrainian authorities say
It comes hours after a fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia plant following a Russian attack
The fire has since been extinguished, and officials say the site is safe
Western powers have condemned Russia for what they called a "horrific" and "reckless" act
Meanwhile, the strategic port city of Mariupol has been under consistent attack
Russia has so far seized one city - Kherson in southern Ukraine
It invaded its neighbour on three fronts - the north, east, and south - and fighting is continuing around Ukraine

Nuclear experts watching the events at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant say this is not "another Chernobyl", but that it is a very risky situation.

"For the first time this morning, I'm frightened," Sheffield University nuclear materials expert Prof Claire Corkhill tells me.

It appears that only one of six reactors at the plant is now operating.

Corkhill says the reactors are being taken "offline" which means "they’re shutting down the nuclear reaction and putting them into a safe and stable state".

She adds this might have been Russia's intention.

“If you want to target their power supply, you attack a building close to the power plant and force operators to shut it down," she says.

Corkhill adds that a "worst-case scenario" would be that the plant’s electricity supply were damaged as "we could be looking at a scenario similar to what happened at Fukushima in 2011, where a loss of power led to a loss of cooling, which caused a meltdown of three of its nuclear reactors".

Earlier, we heard some shell explosions, almost like a clap of thunder, around 10-15km (6-9 miles) to the north-east. In the hours since, it's been quiet.

We heard a few thuds overnight from our bomb shelter, which is two storeys underground - it sounds like someone dropping something heavy on the floor above you. Hearing that down there suggests the explosions are getting closer or bigger.

This feeds into the worry that what we're seeing in other Ukrainian cities for the past few days now - notably Mariupol in the south-east, where there has been continued shelling, according to the mayor, on residential areas - we could soon see that here.

The story overnight was the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that was controlled after it was shelled by Russian forces, but the plant is now under Russian control.

Staff are reportedly being allowed to remain there, they're allowed to keep working and monitor these power units. That's the second nuclear landmark that's fallen into Russian control, along with Chernobyl.

What this shows is that the Russian advance which continues to make gains in the south puts pressure on cities like Mariupol.

We're also seeing Russian troops move from the north towards Kyiv, bying cities which are already going through heavy shelling and fighting like Chernihiv and Sumy - and the worry is that Ukraine's capital, Russia's ultimate prize in this invasion, could soon be feeling the same effect.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60532634

Where was the Western world at the time of the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan?
They can be united on the Ukraine issue but why
the difference on the Palestine-Israel issues?

Mr Putin is going to the next round...

Too occupied with Bandits/Terrorists, ASUU, Fuel Scarcity and the dullard in Aso Rock to be worried about Racists Ukraine and Russia.

If them like, make them Nuke themselves

The stupid Nazis tried to set fire to the plant but the Russians were able to get it in control ..Russia now control all sea ports , all nuclear powerplants and dominates the entire airspace over Ukraine... This is very tactical warfare to strangulate Zelensky out of power .

This is serious..... Then all these Nigerian volunteers... What are they going there to do?

That foolish comedian zelensky must pay for all this destruction.ukrainian would you responsible after the wars..

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That foolish comedian zelensky must pay for all this destruction.ukrainian would hold you responsible after the wars..

Nigerian volunteers are really embarking on a suicide mission......! Pls half live is better than death....

baritereign24:
That foolish comedian zelensky must pay for all this destruction.ukrainian would you responsible after the wars..

Right , just as Iraq and Afghanistan must pay the USA for the destruction in their territory.....

Afghanistan also owes Russia too....and the UK

Ok

We need peace in the world

Seizing plants here and there. Ukrainian soldiers definitely don't want to be exposed to radiation.

Is that why they invaded Ukraine

What an overhyped army!

Ukrainian soldiers definitely don't want to be exposed to radiation.

Over to pro-Putin loooonatics...

How do you feel about Ukrainians sitting on the sidelines while tens of thousands of citizens in Donbas and Luhansk (including women and children) were murdered during the Ukraine-Donbas/Luhansk war starting in 2014?

World politics at its best

see how Putin puppet on nairaland will believe this fake story now. assuming it was the other way round, you'll see them shouting Western propaganda. Hypocrites.

When 2 Elephants fight… RIP to the lost ones

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Some of us did not even know the name of the Ukraine President until this war started

God bless President Putin

The west should mind their business.

Small small NOMERICA is turning Ukraine to Libya

Russia trying to circle half of Ukraine?
Observe the captured and their advances. It looks like they're at Kyiv walls already

Putin has shown the whole world he is a bloody tyrant. Only one person will be ruling a country of millions for decades like a demigod & crushing all opposing voices.
It's only such despotic rulers that feel threatened by NATO & the Western world.

Ride on Putin

Harrass them and destroy their invades.

Russia is right on track.

MadamVanessa:



see how Putin puppet on nairaland will believe this fake story now. assuming it was the other way round, you'll see them shouting Western propaganda. Hypocrites.

E pain you

American citizen

Zelensky should just do the needful. Dialogue and let leave reign. Ukraine can't win no matter how long they resist. Dialogue and honour the Minsk agreement and that's the end. It's his country getting destroyed not Russia and not even any of NATO's .

From what I have observed, Putin is really being lenient. I hope he continues like this. If he was a tyrant as the media has claimed, Ukraine will be in total ruins. They should settle it fast before any more lives are lost.