Dramatic moment Russian missile hits another Ukraine nuclear power plant sparking fears of meltdown

 

Fears of disaster escalated today after a Russian missile was said to have hit another Ukrainian nuclear plant.

Dramatic footage was captured at the moment when huge explosions were seen near the Pevdnokrainska nuclear power plant in the southern Mykolaiv region early this morning, but the reactors were not damaged.

The Ukrainian state nuclear energy company Energoatom claimed that the Russian missiles fell within 300 meters of the nuclear reactors shortly after midnight.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halyushenko claimed that Russia is putting "the world on the brink of nuclear disaster out of desperation,

In order to achieve at least some concessions in its active blackmail of Europe."

"We see Europe's resilience in fighting Russia's energy aggression. But the need to stop Russian nuclear terrorism in Ukraine requires redoubling of efforts," the minister said on Facebook.

If the 'nuclear winter' comes,

The issue of rising prices on electronics will lose its relevance. The world must finally respond firmly to the terrorist state.

At the moment, it is not too late, and the nuclear catastrophe is only a threat that, unfortunately, is becoming more and more realistic every day.”

Meanwhile, the attack damaged a nearby hydropower plant and transmission line, according to Reuters. The explosion also caused windows to fly out and short-term power outages.

“Currently, all three power units of the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant are operating normally. Fortunately, there were no casualties among the plant’s employees,

Energoatom said.

President Zelensky also condemned the attack on the Telegram messaging app.

"The invaders wanted to shoot again, but they forgot what a nuclear power plant is. Russia is endangering the whole world. We have to stop it before it is too late."

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsykhanoskaya took to Twitter because she feared high radiation levels could lead to another Chernobyl disaster.

"Last night, the world came close to a nuclear disaster again, as a Russian missile fell only 300 meters from the Pvdnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant," she said on Twitter.

"This nuclear blackmail endangers not only Ukraine and Belarus, but the whole world."

Russia has not yet commented.

The Mykolaiv region has been under constant bombardment in recent weeks, after Putin's army suffered heavy losses from Ukraine's counterattack.

The latest nuclear disaster fears come after Europe's largest nuclear power plant,

Zaporizhzhia, closed earlier this month after Russian bombing.

The Zaporizhzhia plant, 250 km from Pivdennoukrayinska, is under the control of Russian forces but is operated by Ukrainian personnel.

The head of the UN nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, warned that the "physical integrity" of the nuclear power plant had been "violated several times" by bombing during the invasion of Ukraine.

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Grossi was part of the 14-person UN delegation that visited the plant in early September.

Ukraine has 15 nuclear reactors scattered throughout the country,

Which provides half of its electricity needs.

Russians who live only miles from the Ukrainian border fear an invasion by Zelensky's forces as Putin's war faces frequent setbacks.

Vladimir Putin's forces have lost more territory in a matter of days than they gained in more than six months of war, as Russian soldiers make a rapid retreat amid a Ukrainian offensive.