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All this as the war rages on. russian forces stepping up their bombardment of cities throughout the country. the shelling now within the sight of the capital with reports of hand-to-hand combat in the nearby suburbs. civilians struggling to get out. that effort is not near over. dana: gillian turner on russian cyberattacks targeting america s energy sector. trey yingst is live in kyiv. hi, trey. good morning. the ukrainians claim that russian forces have disconnected the chernobyl nuclear plant from the power grid. there are backup generators operating at this hour, one ukrainian member of parliament called this a very dangerous situation adding that if russia will not cease-fire they expect radiation leaks. ukraine s nuclear power operator wind could carry radioactive substances to other parts of europe. chernobyl is no longer transmitting data but says they see no critical impact on ....
Commanders who know nothing about how to operate these facilities or dangers of their attack. i m going to ask a question with a lot of if s in it, if radiation leaks into nato countries because of russia s actions would it be considered an act of war forcing nato to strike back? i think it represents a real risk we re running by inaction in ukraine. that russia clearly is quite reckless not only with human lives but reckless with where its striking so yes, i would say if you re talking about a nuclear disaster that cost the lives of nato member citizens then we are entering into territory where nato itself is compelled to act. it s a threat against nato. i also want to emphasize that there are steps that we can be taking, short of putting our ....
i think linda thomas greenfield the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. her comments today underscored an acute anxiety heard from officials across the administration today not just about the events of last night but what it portends for the future and not because they believe there is some grand russian strategy when it comes to nuclear power plants but the appearance there wasn t one at all. you heard words from officials like reckless, dangerous, the height of irresponsibility. that was the view coming out of last night, coming out of seeing the videos of those fire fights rushing and scrambling to get more information. the good news is u.s. officials say it was never on the brink of a nuclear meltdown. there s been no indication of any radiation leaks or in the area at this point in time. when you talk to u.s. officials about what transpired last night there is very little that surprises them at this point, seven, eight, nine days into this invasion. this was one of those issues, a very ....
Another southern city. at least 45 marines died in that missile strike and the destruction is very evident, too, in the eastern city of kharkiv, that has been main target for russian forces, it is a city that the ukrainians desperately want to hold on to for strategic and of course, symbolic reasons. we re also seeing new satellite images of the chernobyl power plant, decommissioned plant and hearing the ukrainian workers being held there hostage for sometime now are being allowed to go home there is a shift change underway. no indication of any problems according to ukrainian officials, any radiation leaks or anything like that at the chernobyl decommissioned nuclear power plant. the former president of ukraine ....
International nuclear watchdog agency says it has not detected any radiation leaks so far. but ukrainian president zelenskyy says the threat of a meltdown at this particular power plant could spark a nuclear disaster far worse than chernobyl. those are his words. and zelenskyy keeps pleading with nato and allied countries to enforce a no-fly zone. not just over ukraine, but for all of europe. tell us how many people have to die, how many limbs have to fly away from people s bodies? how many people will wait until that moment? harris: general jack keane standing by with reaction. republican congressman michael mccaul in focus as well this hour. and we have live fox team ....