Worker wounded in new Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says
Ukraine’s state nuclear energy firm, Energoatom, mentioned on Sunday {that a} employee was wounded when Russian forces once more shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant, the most important in Europe, on Saturday night.
The positioning of the plant’s dry storage facility, the place 174 containers with spent nuclear gasoline are saved within the open air, was hit by rocket assaults, Energoatom mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
The top of the Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company (IAEA) had raised grave issues on Saturday about shelling yesterday at Zaporizhzhia, saying the motion confirmed the danger of a nuclear catastrophe.
The Zaporizhzhia plant was captured by Russian forces within the opening stage of the struggle however remains to be run by Ukrainian technicians.
Shells hit a high-voltage energy line on Friday on the nuclear facility, prompting its operators to disconnect a reactor regardless of no radioactive leak being detected.
Each side accused one another on Saturday of partaking in “nuclear terrorism.” Energoatom blamed Russia for the harm whereas Russia’s Defence Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the plant.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy known as for a stronger worldwide response to what he described as Russian “nuclear terror.”
Throughout a cellphone name with European Council President Charles Michel, Zelenskyy known as for sanctions to be imposed on the Russian nuclear trade and nuclear gasoline, the Ukrainian chief wrote on Twitter.
Extra ships cleared to depart
Elsewhere, 4 extra ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the struggle acquired authorization Sunday to go away Ukraine’s Black Coastline, below a deal to export grain trapped since Russia invaded Ukraine almost six months in the past.
The physique overseeing the worldwide settlement supposed to get some 18 million tonnes of grain out of Ukraine and to feed impoverished folks in Africa, the Center East and elements of Asia mentioned the loaded vessels have been anticipated to depart Chornomorsk and Odesa on Monday.
Screens mentioned the ships could be transporting greater than 155,000 tonnes of corn mixed. One provider is destined for Istanbul, one other is headed to Nantong in China and a 3rd goes to Turkey’s Iskenderun port on the Mediterranean.
The fourth ship cleared for departure is carrying greater than 5,900 tonnes of sunflower oil to Monopoli, Italy.
