Authorities in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia near Europe's largest nuclear plant, under Russian control, said Thursday they are preparing for the 'worst' as fears of sabotage mount. ManilaBulletin
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - Authorities in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia near Europe's largest nuclear plant, under Russian control, said Thursday they are preparing for the "worst" as fears of sabotage mount.
Kyiv has said Russia has placed explosives on the plant and President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the international community to intervene. But in Zaporizhzhia, a city with a pre-war population of around 750,000 people just 50 kilometres from the plant, authorities and residents are readying in case of a radiation leak."It's a major threat," Olena Zhuk, the head of Zaporizhzhia's regional council told AFP, adding: "people are preparing, the government is preparing".
She said she believes Russia might stage an incident if Kyiv's forces advanced to the area in their counter-offensive.
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