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Thursday, March 3, 2022
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terror’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is accusing Moscow of resorting to “nuclear terror” and wanting to “repeat” the Chernobyl disaster, after he said invading Russian forces shot at a nuclear power plant.
“No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units. This is the first time in our history. In the history of mankind. The terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror,” he says in a video message.
The IAEA tweets that Ukrainian authorities say no ‘essential’ equipment was affected by the fire there.
#Ukraine tells IAEA that fire at site of #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has not affected “essential” equipment, plant personnel taking mitigatory actions.
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) March 4, 2022
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