The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Europe urges fast action on Ukrainian nuclear plants’ safety

The European Union called for rapid intervention by the International Atomic Energy Agency amid growing concern about the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear plants, two of which have been seized by invading Russian forces.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2022

Russian forces interfering at Ukraine nuclear plant: IAEA

Ukraine told the UN agency that Russia switched off some mobile networks and the internet at Zaporizhzhia power plant.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2022

‘Grave concern’ as Ukraine Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Russian orders

International Atomic Energy Agency says Russian military orders of staff at nuclear plant violate international safety protocols

The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2022

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm

Russian strike sparks global alarm it could dwarf the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl in 1986.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2022

The International Monetary Fund announced it could approve $1.4b emergency funding – as it happened

Biden says US and allies have ‘raised the costs’ on Russia over its aggression, as credit card giants Visa and Mastercard halt Russian business operations

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022

West ramps up support for Ukraine but refuses its main ask: A no-fly zone

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to a ballooning humanitarian disaster, spurred a growing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

PM warns of nuclear disaster risk after Ukrainian power plant shelled

Boris Johnson said ‘however long it takes, however arduous’, Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘must fail’.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

Russian troops fought for control of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine – a safety expert explains how warfare and nuclear power are a volatile combination

Russian forces have taken control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant after shelling the Zaporizhzhia facility in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar.

The Conversation · Mar 4, 2022

West says Russia attacked nuke plant, Russia blames Ukraine

The United States and its allies are accusing Russia  of attacking Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant and putting the lives of millions of Europeans at risk of radiation fallout

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Russian attacks spur debate about nuclear power as climate fix

Russia’s takeover of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur companies and policymakers to be more careful in plans to build reactors to fight climate change, nuclear safety experts said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022