“This is a serious and irresponsible violation of nuclear safety standards and a new example of Russia’s contempt for international standards,” said the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
The Russian army assures for its part that the Ukrainian forces were responsible for these attacks, which caused a fire that has already been extinguished.
On July 21, Russia had already accused the Ukrainian forces of attacking with drones in the territory of this nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.
kyiv affirms that Moscow stores heavy weapons and ammunition in the territory of the plant, which has been occupied since March by Russian forces.