Fire Burning Within Territory Of The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Ukrainian President: "The radiation levels are currently normal, but the situation is not normal".
UKRAINE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted a video showing smoke billowing out of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant territory and stating that Russian troops have started a fire within the territory of the plant. Russian state-run media claims that the fire started due to Ukrainian shelling and says the fire is now under control.
He went on to say that the radiation levels are currently normal, but the situation is not normal and that Ukraine is “waiting for the world to react, waiting for the IAEA to react”.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has now released its own statement on the “strong dark smoke” coming from the nuclear power plant’s northern area: