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Russia fires at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant near nuclear reactor power unit creating a risk of radioactive leak

5 August, 2022 Friday
23:40

On the evening of August 5, Russian forces hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants territory three times. This is the second time the Russian army has attacked a nuclear power plant during the day

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This was reported by Energoatom.

One of the strikes was near the power unit where the nuclear reactor is located.

"The Russians have seriously damaged the nitrogen-oxygen station and the combined auxiliary building. There are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances. There is a high fire hazard. There are currently no casualties", it is noted. 

It is reported that before the shelling, "representatives of Rosatom left the station in a hurry". The Ukrainian staff of the ZNPP is on site and is eliminating the consequences of the damage.

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