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In the early morning of March 4, local time, fierce fighting broke out near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, surrounded by artillery fire and explosions. During this period, it was reported that the nuclear power plant suddenly caught fire, which was later confirmed to be an office building close to the nuclear power plant.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said that the situation is that the Russian patrol was attacked by the Ukrainian army while working, and the Russian army had to use light weapons to suppress the Fire of the Ukrainian army hiding in the building. The Ukrainians set fire to the building when they were evacuating, but the Ukrainian side said that the fire was caused by Russian artillery fire, fortunately there was no danger, and the nuclear power plant is currently operating normally.
Later on the 4th, the Russian military openly confirmed that the nuclear power plant is currently under russian control.
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It is understood that zaporozhye nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe, ranked 3rd in the world, supplying about half of Ukraine's nuclear power, accounting for one-fifth of Ukraine's total power supply, and once an accident occurs, the consequences are unimaginable. In this regard, the Ukrainian foreign minister has seriously stated that if the nuclear power plant explodes, the harm will be 10 times that of the Chernobyl accident, and Ukraine also made an urgent report to the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries on this situation for the first time.
On March 4, the "Group of Seven" led by the United States held a G7 online meeting to focus on the issue between Russia and Ukraine, and the Japanese foreign minister said at the meeting that Japan had experienced a nuclear accident and was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, so the attack on the Zaporizhian nuclear power plant by the Russian army was unacceptable to Japan. The meeting eventually agreed that if Russia continues to attack Ukraine, the Group of Seven will impose larger and deeper sanctions on Russia.
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It is worth mentioning that before the Russian news was released, the Ukrainian side was already rendering the news of the Russian army's attack on the nuclear power plant, and the local mayor posted a complaint on social media on the same day, saying that due to the indiscriminate bombing of the Russian army, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe was ignited and the danger was happening.
A number of British and American media reported that an unnamed Ukrainian official personally confirmed that the level of nuclear radiation in the area is rising. But now it seems that these messages are not accurate, and there is obviously a purpose in the service of politics.
Due to the importance of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the United Nations also held an emergency meeting on the 4th to discuss the nuclear safety issues in Ukraine. At the meeting, Zhang Jun, the mainland's representative to the United Nations, made a speech, Zhang Jun said that the Chinese side maintains close attention to relevant issues, and also notes that the Russian side has clarified this, and the Chinese side calls on the parties to exercise restraint and act strictly, and urges all countries to remain rational, and any action should be aimed at cooling down and not adding fuel to the fire.
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been glued to this point, in addition to the hot war in the streets and alleys, the online "information war" has not stopped, the two sides continue to send information to the outside world to prove their superiority, and Ukraine this time to accuse Russia of the danger of "nuclear accident", but also to use this to appeal to the international community, asking more countries to blame Russia, or sanction Russia.
Although many countries have expressed their support for Ukraine and condemned Russia, it seems that it is far from enough for Zelenskiy, who has been calling on NATO and other countries to expand sanctions against Russia with practical actions and openly recruit troops from various countries. Because NATO did not agree to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, Zelenskiy immediately issued a video accusation, believing that NATO was afraid of a conflict with Russia, which was a sign of weakness, and that NATO was responsible for the dead Ukrainians. ”
All indications show that Ukraine is actually very aware that its own strength is not enough to resist Russia, but due to the ambiguous attitude of NATO and the European Union, Ukraine has always harbored a fluke mentality, and it is clear that At present, Ukraine still regards foreign assistance as the most direct means of confrontation. Both sides are well aware that if the war drags on, not only will Ukraine have pressure, but also a round of heavy economic and public opinion pressure on Russia, although both sides have the need for a ceasefire at present, but Russia and Ukraine also have their own purposes, unless one of them compromises, otherwise reconciliation is still difficult.