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I have woken up to reports of fighting at the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. In this thread I will summarise what I understand about the situation.
First, a quick rundown of the most important safety aspects of a nuclear power plant's design:
Nuclear power plants are highly robust by design. The reactor is housed in a reinforced concrete building with a structure inside called a containment.
#BREAKING: CCTV footage shows the moment mortar shells fired by #RussianArmy hit the #Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest Nuclear Power Station of #Europe which is in #Energodar/#Enerhodar. #RussianArmy is trying to capture it & cut the electricity power in east & central #Ukraine.
Before that, the #RussianArmy marked position of the #UkrainianArmy troops guarding the NPP by firing a flare over their position. Seconds later, they started shelling that position.
#BREAKING: #RussianArmy soldiers are at the gate of the #Zaparizhzhya Nuclear Plant. They fired at the buildings of the plant with their Infantry Fighting Vehicles creating a huge fire now! 
