{"id":171056,"date":"2022-03-03T19:32:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=171056"},"modified":"2022-03-03T21:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T02:31:53","slug":"breaking-russian-forces-targeting-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-russian-forces-targeting-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Russian Forces Targeting Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enerhodar, UKRAINE – Vladimir Putin<\/a>‘s Russian forces began shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Zaporizhzhya early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe demand that they stop the heavy weapons fire,\u201d a spokesperson for the plant, Andriy Tuz said on Telegram<\/a>, as translated by the Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cThere is a real threat of nuclear danger in the biggest atomic energy station in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firefighters attempting to get to the scene were being shot at by Russian troops, officials said. The troops had the facility completely surrounded.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the attack, The White House said President Joe Biden<\/a> had conducted a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n

The White House released this statement following the call: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine this evening to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. President Biden joined President Zelenskyy in urging Russia to cease its military activities in the area and allow firefighters and emergency responders to access the site.<\/em><\/p>\n

President Biden also spoke this evening with Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the U.S. Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to receive an update on the situation at the plant. The President will continue to be briefed regularly.<\/em><\/p>\n

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