Russia-Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia: World narrowly avoided radiation accident, says Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky has said Europe was facing the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from the country's power grid.
It was only due to back-up electricity kicking in that the Zaporizhzhia plant was able to operate safely, he was quoted as saying by BBC.
Fires had earlier damaged overhead power lines, cutting the plant off.
Ukraine was attacked by Russia earlier this year.
There has been growing concern over the fighting near the plant complex.
"If the diesel generators hadn't turned on, if the automation and our staff of the plant had not reacted after the blackout, then we would already be forced to overcome the consequences of the radiation accident," President Zelensky warned on Thursday night as quoted by BBC.
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