[UPDATE: PLANT SECURED] – Russia is bombing Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and now it’s LEAKING radiation

by The Right Scoop

In the last hour or so Russia has been bombing the largest power plant in Europe, which resides in Zaporizhzhya, and now the plant is on fire and radiation is leaking out.

Here’s more from the AP:

Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday in the battle for control of a crucial energy-producing city, and the power station was on fire.

Plant spokesman Andriy Tuz told Ukrainian television that shells were falling directly on the Zaporizhzhia plant and had set fire to one of the facility’s six reactors. That reactor is under renovation and not operating, but there is nuclear fuel inside, he said.

Firefighters cannot get near the fire because they are being shot at, Tuz said.

A government official told The Associated Press that elevated levels of radiation were detected near the site of the plant, which provides about 25% of Ukraine’s power generation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not yet been publicly released.

Tuz said it is urgent to stop the fighting to put out the flames.

Here’s video of the shelling:

 
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister took to Twitter to call on the Russians to stop immediately so firefighters can put it out. He says if it blows up it will be much worse than Chernobyl:

 
UPDATE: IAEA says there are no changes to radiation levels, which I guess would mean it isn’t leaking:

And it’s being reported now that the plant has been secured:


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