Russia 'fires rockets' at another nuclear reactor despite 'large scale disaster' warning
dailystar.co.ukUkrainian facility that houses a nuclear reactor despite being warned of the disaster it could cause. Vladimir Putin's troops have allegedly been firing unguided rockets at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology which is home to a facility called Neutron Source.
The $70million (£53million) facility reportedly uses a nuclear reactor for research into medicines, industry and physics. While it's not as large as other reactors, Ukraine's national security service has still been warned that Russia's attacks on the facility, with Grad missile launchers, could lead to a "large scale ecological disaster".Ukraine's deputy minister for foreign affairs, Emine Dzheppar said: "The Russian aggressor fired hail at the Institute's territory, where the Neutron Source nuclear facility is located, with 37 nuclear fuel cells loaded into its core."Destruction of a nuclear installation and storage facilities for nuclear materials can lead to a large-scale environmental catastrophe."However, this isn't the first nuclear facility that has become a target since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war.Just days ago, Russian forces shelled Europe's largest nuclear power plant which resulted in a fire.
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