While the clashes continue in Ukraine, new strikes took place on the nuclear power plant of Zaporizhia this Thursday 11 August 2022. If the Ukrainian and Russian troops continue the conflict with these strikes, the situation can become even more critical. The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) alerted the UN Security Council of this disaster.
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New attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
As a reminder, Vladimir Putin's army has set up its military base near the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. This is a particularly sensitive area, as the consequences of an explosion could be dramatic. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has already called on the UN to intervene to avoid a nuclear disaster.
This Thursday, Zelenskyy spoke publicly:
I call on the whole world to react immediately to drive out the occupants of the Zaporizhia power plant (...) Only the total withdrawal of the Russians (...) would guarantee nuclear safety for the whole of Europe.
He added that there was an urgent need for a 'demilitarised zone around the plant to avoid any nuclear disaster.'
'Any potential damage to Zaporijjia could have catastrophic consequences'
According to BBC News, Rafael Grossi, the IAEA director, confirmed the urgency of the situation in front of the UN council. He insisted:
The situation is serious and the IAEA must be authorised to carry out its mission in Zaporijia as quickly as possible (...) Time is running out
#Russia Amb #Nebenzia on #Zaporizhzhya & #UN Chief proposal to demilitarize the zone of the nuclear power plant.
— Lenka White (@white_lenka) August 11, 2022
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“To demilitarize the station would
make it prone to whoever wanting to visit it …we cannot exclude any provocations, terrorist attacks on the station.“ @RussiaUNpic.twitter.com/CBJJ9fD2ZF
Faced with this risk of nuclear disaster, France recently reacted. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it was concerned about 'the presence and actions of the Russian armed forces in the vicinity of the plant, which would significantly increase the risk of an accident with potentially devastating consequences.'
This article was translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
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