This Friday a fire was reported at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which could generate a disaster 10 times bigger than if Chernobyl erupted if the fire is not stopped, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
As reported by the mayor of the city, Dmitry Orlov, in his Telegram account. that the plant is on fire as a result of the Russian army shooting.
“I demand that you stop! Immediately stop bombing the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant,” the mayor said in a video message.
In a previous post, he wrote: “stop bombing the Zaporizhzhia power plant.” Given this fact, Joe Biden, President of the United States, Joe Biden, communicated with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, while closely monitoring what is happening.
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, reportedly spoke with Ukraine’s prime minister and the country’s nuclear regulator about the events.
Prior to these events, Internet searches on the possibility of a nuclear attack had skyrocketed; and it is that according to Russia it is the country with the most nuclear warheads worldwide. Russia’s total nuclear arsenal is larger than that of the United States, with about 6,250 nuclear warheads in all, according to the Arms Control Association. While the United States has more than 5,500.
According to some experts, another issue that has caused Putin hives is that the US has around 100 nuclear weapons stored in Europe at NATO bases in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands; and that he allegedly fears that the United States could place nuclear weapons in NATO countries further east, closer to Russia.
Biden’s warning to Putin
Although this is a theory, what is a fact is that tensions continue to escalate after 30 years of relative peace in Europe after the end of the Cold War.
The Ready.gov portal took out an article containing information from the US Department of Homeland Security, explaining recommendations on what to do if faced with a nuclear explosion in 13 languages, as well as links to similar information from the Centers for Control and the Disease Prevention (CDC) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
One of the most striking recommendations is to take cover as quickly as possible, preferably in a concrete or underground structure, and stay there until you are told to leave.
It should be noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned of the “serious danger” posed by the bombing by Russian forces at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. However, he said no changes in radiation levels at the site have been reported so far.
hours before the fire
This Thursday, it was learned that in the midst of the conflict an agreement was reached for a ceasefire in the spaces that serve as corridors for the Ukrainians and the civilian population in the country to flee.
Following the talks, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyakn wrote on his Twitter account, “The second round of talks is over. Unfortunately, Ukraine did not achieve the results it hoped for. There were only agreements in the organization of the humanitarian corridors”.
According to Univisión, the Ukrainians asked for the cessation of the attacks, an armistice and that they be allowed to open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians who are in the attacked towns. However, only the latter was achieved.