Russia Seizes Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant In Latest Attack
Russian forces reached the largest nuclear power plant in Europe on Thursday and unleashed heavy fire.
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The plant had seen a barrage of fire from the Russian military.
Footage surfaced of Russian President Vladimir Putin's tanks and troops firing at the nuclear plant — seen as a ploy by the Russians to shut down power around Ukraine and impair resources for sheltered civliians.
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On Wednesday, Reuters reported Ukraine had suffered over 2,000 civilian casualties to date as part of Putin's military operation, which many have deemed as a call for world war.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also delivered an emergency statement as Zaporizhzhia was under fire.
Kuleba called the potential ramifications of sabotaging the massive nuclear plant "10 times larger than Chernobyl."
According to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, no irregularities were seen from materials within the plant, and "mitigatory actions" were taken to avert a nuclear disaster.
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