The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine power plant attack unlikely to cause nuclear disaster – experts

Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia plant was probably not intended to trigger a meltdown, experts have said.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

How safe are Ukraine’s nuclear power plants amid Russian attacks?

Experts assess the risks after fire burned for several hours at Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Blinken on Ukraine: ‘Suffering is likely to get worse before it gets better’ – as it happened

US secretary of state in Brussels for Nato meeting on Ukraine crisis where he condemns Russian ‘attacks on civilians’ – follow all the latest

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2022

How Dangerous Was Russia's Nuclear Plant Strike?

Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. Concerns faded after Ukrainian authorities announced that the fire had been extinguished, and while there…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

UN nuclear watchdog offers to broker deal to stop further power plant damage

The director-general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to meet Ukrainian and Russian officials in Chernobyl.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Zaporizhzhia: Everything we know about Europe’s largest nuclear plant attacked by ‘reckless’ Russians

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

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Evening Standard Comment: European energy imports are bankrolling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2022

Why Russia's takeover of a huge nuclear power plant in Ukraine is significant

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

Daily Record · Mar 4, 2022

Scholz says was briefed overnight by Zelenskiy on fire at nuclear plant

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.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

UN Atomic Agency: No Radiation Release at Ukraine Plant

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022