The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower
The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower in the southern city of Kherson.
As a result, there are concerns that it will be used to disseminate misinformation across this city.
This is a major blow for the Ukrainians, who are fighting bravely but are outnumbered and cannot match the military power of Russia.
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US to activate nuclear response team
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has tweeted that she spoke to Ukraine’s energy minister about the fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant and has decided to activate the US Nuclear Incident Response Team.
“Russian military operations near the plant are reckless and must cease,” said Granholm, who oversees the US nuclear arsenal.
“The plant’s reactors are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down.”
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‘The biggest nuclear plant is on fire’: Zelensky
As we’ve been reporting, Ukraine’s president is urging “immediate action” from the world amid Russian attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear plant.
“The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is on fire right now,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted on Twitter.
He accused Russians of deliberately shooting at the Zaporizhzhia plant’s six reactors using tanks equipped with thermal imaging.
Invoking the “global catastrophe” at Chernobyl in 1986, he warned the consequences of a meltdown at Zaporizhzhia would be far worse.
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Canada also condemns ‘horrific’ attack on nuclear plant
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just spoken with Ukraine’s leader following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. the biggest nuclear plant in Europe is on fire.
He condemned the attacks, calling on them to “cease immediately”.
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