at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, tension is at its height

The Zaporijia power plant (Ukraine) has once again become the scene of daily clashes between Russians and Ukrainians. Currently, in this area occupied by Russia, find tons of radioactive waste. Friday, August 12 in the morning, Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, accused Moscow of wanting to connect the power plant’s power grid to Crimea and of nuclear blackmail. “What is currently happening around the Zaporizhia power plant is one of the greatest crimes committed by the terrorist state. Today, new Russian strikes have been recorded near the nuclear border”said the Ukrainian president.

For its part, Moscow blames the Ukrainian army. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is very concerned about the situation. “The situation is serious and the IAEA must be authorized to carry out its mission in Zaporizhia as quickly as possible”, said its general manager, Rafael Grossi. Thursday, August 11, France called on the Russians to withdraw its troops and return control of this area to Ukraine.