Kuleba: If Zaporizhia NPP explodes, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that if Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) explodes, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl and indicated that Russia should immediately cease fire, allow firefighters, and establish a security zone.
"Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broken out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must immediately cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!" Kuleba said on Twitter on Friday.
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