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Russia says Ukraine shelled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Sunday
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the shelling of the plant was "extremely dangerous".
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In this file photo taken on June 06, 2019 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President with heads of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on May 12 said he tested positive for the coronavirus and is in hospital, news agencies reported. (AFP/Alexey Nikolsky )
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ussia's defence ministry said on Monday that Ukraine had shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on Aug. 7, damaging high-voltage power lines and forcing the plant to reduce its output.
Kyiv has denied targeting the plant. Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom said on Sunday that a worker was wounded when Russian forces shelled the power station, the biggest in Europe, on Saturday evening.
Reuters was unable to verify the battlefield reports.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said on Monday that Western countries with influence over Ukraine should push Kyiv to stop shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest.
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the shelling of the plant was "extremely dangerous".
Peskov said: "We expect the countries that have absolute influence on the Ukrainian leadership to use this influence in order to rule out the continuation of such shelling."
Both Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for strikes in recent days near the power station, which is in territory controlled by Russian forces.
On Friday, Russian-installed officials in the nearby town of Enerhodar said Ukrainian shelling had damaged power lines servicing the plant. On Monday, Yevgeny Balitsky, head of the Russian-installed administration of Zaporizhzhia region, said the plant was working normally, Interfax reported.
The head of Ukraine's state nuclear power company called on Monday for the plant to be made a demilitarised zone under the control of foreign peacekeepers.
