Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, early Friday, when a training facility near the reactor buildings caught fire.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that the fire did not affect the essential equipment of the nuclear power plant.
Nuclear installations are banned in military campaigns, Janne MäkitaloProfessor and Lieutenant Colonel at the National Defense College, told Yle.
He called for an attack on a nuclear power plant in Ukraine "blood clotting."
"It is completely incomprehensible that the area was attacked. If Russia wanted to cut off power to the nuclear power plant, there were a lot of power lines striking. You don’t have to go to a nuclear power plant," Mäkitalo explained.
He said European nuclear safety experts could hardly have waited for the day to wake up to a call saying Russian forces had attacked the area surrounding Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
Ukrainian authorities said they were able to put out the fire at six in the morning.
According to Mäkitalo, the attack on the plant was also absurd in terms of Russia’s geographical proximity.
"If it had started leaking, it would not be far from Russia, let alone Russian troops. It’s madness," he said.
He also noted that Russia is now targeting civilian infrastructure such as heating and water.
"Russia is proving to be an attacker working against all humanitarian principles."
Source: The Nordic Page