A terrifying nuclear disaster warning has been issued after the largest power plant in Europe was bombed. The giant Russian-held Zaporizhzhia facility, which holds six reactors, is in Ukraine, right on the frontline of the conflict.
Russia has blamed Ukraine for Sunday’s attack that left three people injured. Meanwhile, Ukraine has denied involvement.
The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has slammed the blast, with head Rafael Grossi saying the drone strike was “reckless” and “a major escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers” facing the plant.
Russian forces seized it shortly after launching their February 2022 full-scale invasion and have occupied it ever since.
It stopped generating power in 2022, but needs a constant electricity supply in order for the reactors to cool.
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