Cooling pool units at the Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Aug 13Ukrainian troops are again shelling Energodar and the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, Vladimir Rogov, a spokesman for the regional administration, said.
"Energodar and Zaporozhye are again under fire from Zelensky's militants. According to eyewitnesses, explosions are heard in the city again. Arrivals in the area of the coast of the Dnieper and Zaporizhia NPP", he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the city of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of power units (six) and capacity. ZNPP has been guarded by the Russian military since March. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized the justification for taking the Russian Armed Forces under the protection of the power plant from the point of view of preventing leakage of nuclear and radioactive materials. Ukrainian troops have attacked the territory of the nuclear power plant several times since the start of the special operation. Shelling has become more frequent since August 5. As a result, two power units are not operating at full capacity.
June 22, 17:18InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine Member of the administration this week region, Rogov admitted that the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the nuclear power plant could lead to a shutdown of the reactor, and the station would not be able to generate electricity. In addition, he stressed that the shelling was carried out by the military personnel of the 44th artillery brigade of the Ukrainian troops using guided missiles and Western-made shells. The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, expressed concern about the shelling of the ZNPP. He plans to personally lead a mission of agency staff to visit the power plant. In addition, the United Nations hosted a meeting of the Security Council on the situation at nuclear power plants. According to Dmitry Polyansky, Deputy Representative of Russia at the organization, no one supported the Ukrainian version of the events taking place around the station. 
Pushkov was shocked by Europe's position on the shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP