The area around the facility, which Russia captured in March, has come under heavy artillery fire in recent weeks, with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for the attacks.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday of possible serious consequences from Russian-Ukrainian clashes raging near its nuclear power plant Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine. He made the comments during a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Lviv.
“Any potential damage to Zaporizhia it’s suicide,” warned Mr. Guterres. It was the first meeting between Zelensky and Mr Guterres since April, when Kyiv was hit by rockets during the visit.
For his part, Erdogan expressed similar concerns to the UN chief, even telling reporters he was worried about the risk of “another disaster chernobyl type” at the nuclear power plant.
The area around the facility, which Russia captured in March, has come under heavy artillery fire in recent weeks, with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for the attacks.
Before Thursday’s meeting, Mr Zelensky criticized what he said were “deliberate” Russian attacks on the power plant.
Moscow is accused of turning the facility into a military base, with the three leaders urging the Russians to demilitarize the zone as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, local sources on the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea reported a series of large explosions near Belbek military airfield. The Russian governor of Sevastopol denied that anyone was injured in the explosions, adding that there was no damage, despite videos circulating on social media.
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