Zelenskiy accuses Russia of ’nuclear terrorism’ after fire at power plant

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russia of nuclear terrorism after a fire burned for several hours at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The shelling of the nuclear plant, the largest of its kind in Europe, prompted widespread concern about the safety of Ukraine’s atomic infrastructure. ’We are warning everybody – not a single state apart from Russia has ever shelled nuclear reactors,’ Zelenskiy said. ’It is the first time in our history, in the history of humankind, that the terrorist state turned to nuclear terrorism’ Zelenskiy says ‘Europe must wake up’ as Russian shelling sparks fire at Ukraine nuclear power plant Russia-Ukraine war latest news: world leaders urge ceasefire after shelling starts fire at nuclear power plant