{"id":13422,"date":"2022-03-04T14:43:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T06:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13422"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T06:43:37","slug":"russia-firing-on-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-ukrainian-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13422","title":{"rendered":"Russia firing on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: Ukrainian FM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ANKARA\/KYIV, March 4 &#8212;&nbsp;Russia is firing on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, Anadolu Agency quoted Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister as saying early Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cRussian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broken out,\u201d<\/em> said Dmytro Kuleba, adding, <em>\u201cIf it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cRussians must immediately cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said Thursday that Russian tanks had entered a town near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-14.41.15.png\" alt=\"Zaporizhzhia\" class=\"wp-image-13423\" width=\"490\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-14.41.15.png 552w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-14.41.15-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-14.41.15-152x100.png 152w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-14.41.15-350x230.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the steppe zone of Ukraine on the bank of the Kakhovka Water Reservoir, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the top 10 largest in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power plant has six pressurized light-water nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Ukraine said it also lost control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the country\u2019s north after a fierce battle with Russian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has 15 operational nuclear reactors at four sites in the country, providing roughly half of its electricity, which the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said Thursday continues to operate normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2058203\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANKARA\/KYIV, March 4 &#8212;&nbsp;Russia is firing on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest 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