Ukraine and Russia trade blame over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | BBC News
Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other after a fire broke out at the giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Sunday.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had started a fire at the plant, which has been occupied by Moscow’s forces for more than two years. Zaporizhzhia’s Kremlin-installed governor said Ukrainian shelling caused the blaze.
The UN’s nuclear watchdog said it saw “strong dark smoke” coming from the facility – but said there was “no impact reported” for nuclear safety.
The development comes as Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in the deepest and most significant incursion since Moscow began its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Russia has so far struggled to halt the Ukrainian advance, with more than 76,000 people evacuated from the Kursk region, where a state of emergency has been declared by local authorities.
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31 comments
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If you consider the fact that everything that comes out of Kiev so far has being proven to be lies and propaganda, and given the fact that they are being obliterated, and their Kursk mission if falling apart, you have to be absolutely clueless of reality to believe Zelensky. In his desperation he will do things just to get the propaganda going.
Russians are holding this nuclear plant now for close to over 850 days. Why? Terrorism is the answer. Russia has never admitted to any war crime. They invaded Ukraine, send missiles into shopping centers, grocery stores, train stations, into residential homes and say it was Ukraine. When will you stop reporting what Russia says as credible?
The comments on this clown show TV are as laughable as the content itself. Utter spoonfed bozos licking it along with their copium. This is the 3RD TIME! Ukrainian forces have tried to cause a Nuclear 'accident' at Zaph. Ever heard of 'scorched earth' policy. Ukraine will NEVER get that territory back so instead they will make it completely Uninhabitable and also spread a Nuclear cloud over the continent. They have lost, it's over. Also that plumduff she's talking to is a joke journalist in Moscow for his pro Ukraine lying and his NATO schlurping.
BBC News what is happening in England now…. Can BBC give us the news shame on you…
ruskies get the hell out of Ukraine and there will be no one to blame for fires, Your efing country would not be getting invaded at the moment
Well we all know who has the track record here, don’t we Putin😉
Zelensky begs like an old Harlot!👍
Oh look Steve Rosenberg..good ol Jug ears himself😂😂😂LOL
Russians are such clowns. So obvious they've bunded a load of tyres and lit them up. Ukrainian shelling my a*rse. They pull these stupid stunts to try and spin their BS narrative. The fact that anyone with an ounce of intelligence can see right through Russia lies… Putin, just give it up mate, pull your troops out and settle the repair bill.
PUTIN IS A CRIMINAL
We all know that Zelensky is busy destroying infrastructure and putting the blame on Russia like what they did with gas pipeline shame on USA and Europe biggest syndicate of wars
what kind of a leader calls an invasion a special military operation and expect the world to be fooled by those words when we all see it's an invasion and attack of a sovereign country and now does not want to call it a war !!! I mean it's just the most dmbfklogic ever !!!
It couldn't possibly be another Russian lie: Ukrainians decided to shell a nuclear plant on its own territory, even though the smoke literally looks like a tire fire.
You should not fight war, you should stop your war, you should settle your diffrences
I don't know russia have there ohh
Why do the BBC and SKY continually repeat the words of the outrageous Putrid liars ?
Ukraine is never going to bomb it's own power station. Just as it would never destroy it's own Dam !
russia set tires on fire at the cooling tower, report that instead of russian bs
Ukraine attacked the planet multiple times, a real nuclear terrorism. Funny how doing that have not brought any criticism from their western overseers. Ukraine wants escalation, and they will attack again.
Uk propaganda machine working overtime to white wash Nazi Ukrainian crimes… I expected nothing less.
This video is fake. The plant at Zaporozhye is fine.
This has Putin written all over it!
Будет хана если Путин даст команду разбомбить к чертям эту газовую трубу и украинскую армию вместе с ней. А потом, как ни в чём не бывало построит новый «свечной заводик» к которому Украина не будет иметь никакого отношения.
Неужели западные страны или тот же Зеленский этого не понимают?
World leaders work to stop the Ukraine Russia war.. don't do silly meetings, drink tea , eat biscuits and sleep only and do nothing..work you lazy world leaders.. work ..
It seems that many of the posts are coming from overseas. To prevent British public opinion from being unfairly manipulated, I think a system should be put in place to check the IP address of all posts and state the nationality.
It was Ukraine’s fault they’ve always been greedy Ukraine wants WW3 They Steal our money now they want the whole world gone
Why are English speaking people yhe biggest trolls and other things…
Tik for tak blame each other
I just think eventually the missiles will fly and involve the rest of us. And whether or not the US is in the conflict it will be a casualty of war. WWIII.
Russian Imperialism is plain Evil….
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