The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine’s president called for a no-fly zone after describing the attack as ‘nuclear terrorism’

Zaporizhzhia power plant was attacked in the early hours of this morning, prompting accusations from Ukraine's president that Vladimir Putin wants a nuclear disaster on the scale of Chernobyl

Russian shelling causes damage but safety of compound not affected, officials insist

If there is anyone left wondering why Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine should matter to them, the Russian bombing of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the largest in Europe — should answer that question.

Russia claimed control over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility following fierce fighting during the early hours of this morning.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was briefed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during the night, and that immediate fears of severe consequences had not materialized.

The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog says there has been no release of radiation at the Ukrainian nuclear plant that was targeted. International Atomic Energy Agency director-general said that the agency has been in contact with the Ukrainian nuclear regulator and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a building…

Russia's seizure of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant has raised fears about access to radiation data, atomic experts said, although they stressed they did not see immediate radiological risks and a U.N. watchdog said its reactors were undamaged.

It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the southern city of Enerhodar.