Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame After Fire at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

Published on August 12, 2024

Ukraine and Russia traded blamed on Sunday for a massive fire that erupted at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—the largest in Europe—in southern Ukraine, a region currently occupied by Russian forces. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement that its experts spotted “thick dark smoke” coming from the northwestern area of the plant on Aug. 11 after hearing multiple explosions. The IAEA said there is no risk of elevated radiation levels and no impact on nuclear safety so far. Both the Ukrainian and Russian governments have also reported no sign of elevated radiation levels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed “Russian occupiers” for the fire and accused Moscow of trying to use the nuclear plant to “blackmail Ukraine, all of Europe, and the world.”...

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