A fire broke out yesterday – after a Ukrainian attack – at the diesel fuel storage facility of the Zaporizia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. Yesterday no announcements were issued on the incident neither by Russians nor by Ukrainian officials, and the news became known today after the fire was extinguished.

The International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) announced yesterday, Tuesday, that its nuclear station was heard bombing near the facilities and observed black tobacco rising from three nearby locations.

Today, the Russian news agency RIA, citing a spokesman for the power plant, announced that the fire has been extinguished, the Russian news agency RIA reported, citing a spokesman for the power plant.

“Although there has been no information on losses or damage to equipment, this incident once again emphasizes the constant risk of nuclear security,” said Doa Rafael Grossi chief.

The Russian forces occupied the Zaporizia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe with six nuclear reactors in the first weeks after their invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Kiev and Moscow are often accused that they endanger nuclear safety in the unit.

Incidents with bombings often occur. The unit’s nuclear reactors do not work, but they still need to cool their nuclear fuel.

The International Atomic Energy Organization, which repeatedly appeals calls on both sides to avoid actions that threaten the station, has observers permanently parked in the Zaporizia Unit and the other three Ukraine nuclear power stations.

Power outage after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian region of Kirovohard

Meanwhile, a Russian attack with unmanned air vehicles in the Kirovochard Region in Central Ukraine has sparked a partial power outage and disorders in the operation of rail services, Ukrainian officials said today.

“So far, the central part of the region and 44 settlements in the territorial community of Olexandriva have partially cut off the electricity network,” Antriy Raikovic said in a post in the posting of Telegram messages.

Damages were also suffered by some private homes, causing problems on the rail routes, he added. Emergency services said firefighters are trying to extinguish fires in three sites, noting that there are no losses.

Ukrainian government vice -president Olsi Kulemba said at the same time that Russian forces targeted rail infrastructure during their overall attack on Ukraine, but did not clarify about the place or places where this was done.

“Last night, the enemy launched a massive raid of unmanned aircraft in an effort to obey the substations that power the rail network by electricity,” he said in a Telegram post.

“This kind of this kind has a clear purpose: to disturb passengers and car transport, disrupt the steady operation of transport and to exert additional pressure on the world and the economy,” he said.

After the attack, Kouleba, the Ukrainian state’s railway company, Ukrzalizania, added more than 20 reserve trains.