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Added on the 09/08/2022 08:36:30 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Russia's "reckless" overnight attack on a nuclear power (plant, ed) in Ukraine endangered all of Europe, the US ambassador to the United Nations says. "Russia's attack last night put Europe's largest nuclear power plant at grave risk," Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells the Security Council during an emergency meeting. SOUNDBITE
Images of Rafael Grossi, head of the UN Atomic Agency (IAEA), arriving at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant on a trip organised by the Russian army. Grossi is flanked by soldiers in combat clothing on what is his second visit to the site of Europe's largest nuclear power station, following one in September 2022. IAEA staff are also present, including three inspectors reporting to colleagues on site. IMAGES
The Red Cross demands a halt to all military operations around a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, warning the consequences of a strike could be "catastrophic". "It is high time to stop playing with fire and instead take concrete measures to protect this facility and others like it from any military operations," Robert Mardini, director general of the ICRC, tells reporters in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says 'security systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected' and that 'there has been no release of radioactive material' after Russian troops attacked Europe's largest nuclear power plant (the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant), setting part of the Ukrainian facility ablaze in an assault the country's leader branded "nuclear terror" and said could endanger the continent. SOUNDBITE
Images of buildings on fire in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following Russian airstrikes. IMAGES
Firefighters put out a fire following a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv, which hit civilian infrastructure, including a building of the Kharkiv College of Transport Technology. There was no immediate report of casualties. IMAGES