Russia's Dmitry Medvedev has issued one of the starkest warnings of the war, saying Moscow could respond to any catastrophic attack on a nuclear plant with strikes on nuclear facilities in Ukraine and even NATO countries. Medvedev compared a potential nuclear plant disaster to a “new Chernobyl” and warned that Russia's response could extend beyond Ukraine. The warning came after claims of a drone strike on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, an incident that has sharply raised tensions between Moscow, Kyiv and NATO.


Russia Threatens Strikes on NATO Nuclear Plants | From Zaporizhzhia to Europe: Threat of Retaliation

Ukraine on Saturday (Dec 2) said that the two power lines providing electricity supply to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were snapped overnight, and placed it at risk of a “nuclear accident”.

Zaporizhzhia plant's power cut carried risk of nuclear 'accident': Ukraine

The United Nations nuclear energy chief, on Tuesday (June 13), visited the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky before going to Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant days after the massive Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was breached.

‘Very concerned’: UN nuclear chief about Zaporizhzhia plant amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency has put the last operating reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, which is deemed Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, into a "cold shutdown" as a precautionary move after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, the agency said in a statement on Friday.

Ukraine's nuclear agency puts last reactor at Zaporizhzhia plant on cold shutdown

Over the weekend, fighting rocked Europe's largest nuclear power plant. At least a dozen explosions were recorded at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: "Close call" at Ukraine's nuclear plant; At least 12 explosions recorded

A video has emerged from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Russian military vehicles can be seen inside a turbine hall that's connected to a nuclear reactor. Ukraine says Russia is preparing to stage a provocation. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Weapons and explosives inside Ukraine's nuclear power plant