- 14:59, 6 Mar 2022
- UPDATED16:37, 6 Mar 2022
Russia has fired missiles towards a nuclear reactor, it is claimed, as experts warn their actions could result in a radiation catastrophe in Ukraine.
Forces fired unguided rockets at the US-funded $70million Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, which houses a reactor for research purposes, Emine Dzheppar, Ukraine's deputy minister for foreign affairs, said today.
The reactor is not as big as those found at power plants but if damaged would still pose a danger.
Ms Dzheppar said: "The Russian aggressor fired hail at the Institute's territory, where the Neutron Source nuclear facility is located, with 37 nuclear fuel cells loaded into its core.
"Destruction of a nuclear installation and storage facilities for nuclear materials can lead to a large-scale environmental catastrophe." ...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...clear-26399083
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