Newsdeck: Ukraine Says Russian Army Starts Fire at Occupied Nuclear Plant

A picture taken during a visit to Enerhodar organised by the Russian Defence ministry shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, southeastern Ukraine, 15 June 2023. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Sergei Ilnitsky)

Radiation levels are within a normal range at the moment, Zelenskiy said late Sunday in a post on the X social media network.

Russia seized Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, in March 2022, shortly after it launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Since then, the plant has been disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid, though Russia has failed to connect it to its electricity network. The IAEA demanded that Russia return the plant to Ukraine, citing concerns over deteriorating safety.