BREAKING NEWS: A column of black smoke reaches to the sky: a fire is burning in the area of the Zaporizhzhya NPP

The exact location of the fire and its consequences are currently being determined.

Smoke is observed in the area of the cargo port of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant , the press service of the Ministry of Energy reports .

It is noted that the exact location of the fire and its possible consequences are being established.

“We emphasize that the cargo port is located outside the protected perimeter of the station itself,” the Ministry of Energy added.

The energy ministry added that the incident once again draws attention to the threats posed by the Russian occupation to Europe’s largest nuclear facility.

“Any provocations or military actions on the industrial site of the Zaporizhzhya NPP could lead to unpredictable and catastrophic consequences for the entire continent,” the Ministry of Energy added and once again called for the de-occupation of the Zaporizhzhya NPP and its return to the de facto control of Energoatom.

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