{"id":92475,"date":"2022-03-04T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92475"},"modified":"2022-03-04T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:07:16","slug":"breaking-russian-troops-set-ukraine-nuclear-plant-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-russian-troops-set-ukraine-nuclear-plant-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Russian troops set Ukraine nuclear plant on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1726382453310712693\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Invading Russian forces early Friday, March 4, 2022, set Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, on fire.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMayor Dmytro Orlov of nearby Enerhodar says the fire was caused by \u201ccontinuous enemy shelling\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency says essential equipment is still working.<\/p>\n<p>One regional official says the safety of the plant is \u201csecured\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Ukraine\u2019s leader Zelensky following Russia\u2019s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<p>He condemned the attacks, calling on them to \u201ccease immediately\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In latest reports, however, Ukraine emergency services say they have managed to extinguish the fire at the nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 06:20 (04:20 GMT) the fire in the training building of Zaporizhzhya NPP in Energodar was extinguished. There are no victims,\u201d the State Emergency Service wrote on their social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the strategic port city of Mariupol has been under consistent attack.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Russia has so far only seized one city \u2013 Kherson in southern Ukraine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invading Russian forces early Friday, March 4, 2022, set Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, on fire. 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