Fire at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Extinguished

A fire broke out in the cooling system of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has since been extinguished, according to Russian officials. The governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky, attributed the fire to a Ukrainian drone attack, but this claim has not been independently verified. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of deliberately igniting the fire and emphasized that the situation at the plant cannot be considered stable while it remains under Russian control. Despite the incident, radiation levels were reported to be normal. As the conflict continues, both Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for attacks on the strategic facility, with the IAEA monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops are reportedly advancing into Russian territory in the Kursk region amid heightened tensions.