what they were firing at. they directly hit the plant. this is terror on an unprecedented level. a blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was limited to a training facility building. critically, it didn t affect any of the nuclear reactors. the complex of reactor buildings is about a kilometre long, and now only one of the six reactors here is reported to be operating, with the rest safely shut down. we, of course, are fortunate that there was no release of radiation and that the integrity of the reactors in themselves was not compromised. leaders around the world condemned the russian military for recklessness, but russia s envoy at the un security council insisted it was untrue that his country s forces had shelled the plant, insisting that ukrainian saboteurs were to blame. it was ukrainian emergency
ukraine had harsh words to say. all the people who will die starting from this day will die because of you. nothing is off limits to russia s military machine, even nuclear power plants. u.s. officials say the world only narrowly avoided a nuclear catastrophe during the violent siege of europe s biggest nuclear facility. president volodymyr zelensky called the attack terror on an unprecedented level. russian tanks knew what they were firing at, he said directly aiming at the station. after a slow start, the russian invasion is now bearing down with fighting that is raging across the country, destroying cities, neighborhoods, and lives in its path. to the north, in chernihiv, residential areas leveled after days of russian shelling.
another day of relentless russian bombardment, with most basic services cut off. in the last hour, the kremlin has appealed for all russians to rally around president putin. there ll be more on russia s military strategy, and we ll be live in brussels as western foreign ministers gather to assess their response to the war. but first, this report is from our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse. in these times, what happens in one part of ukraine is instantly seen by the rest of it. shells landing on europe s biggest nuclear power plant, the latest to horrify this besieged country and the wider world. emergency crews said they put the fire out at zaporizhzhia, and that the nuclear reactors are safe. it s now, however, in russian hands. we are told staff are still being allowed to do theirjobs. translation: russian troops attacked the laruest translation: russian troops attacked the largest nuclear translation: russian troops attacked the largest nuclear power translation: russian tr
it is maybe six times the size of chernobyl. the russian tanks knew what they were firing at. they directly hit the plant. this is terror on an unprecedented level. in nearby enerhodar, the mayor says war crimes have been witnessed. claims of an armoured convoy of 100 russian vehicles shooting at people who came in its path. this russian advance from the south is making gains and mariupol is feeling its force. it continues to be under siege, under heavy bombardment. authorities have described a genocide and want nato troops to help. the situation from the humanitarian side is terrible. the city lives for three days without any supplying, any electricity, water. chernihiv in the north has been partly turned to rubble by air strikes. 47 people are known
in these times, what happens in one part of ukraine is instantly seen by the rest of it. shells landing on europe s biggest nuclear power plant, the latest to horrify this besieged country and the wider world. emergency crews said they put the fire out at zaporizhzhia, and that the nuclear reactors are safe. it s now, however, in russian hands. we are told staff are still being allowed to do theirjobs. translation: russian troops attacked the largest nuclear . power plant in europe. it is maybe six times the size of chernobyl. the russian tanks knew what they were firing at. they directly hit the plant. this is terror on an unprecedented level. in nearby enerhodar, the mayor says war crimes have been witnessed. claims of an armoured convoy of 100 russian vehicles shooting at people who came in its path. this russian advance from the south is making gains and mariupol is feeling its force.