Russian forces were closing in one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe Thursday, according to Ukraine’s deputy interior minister, who is warning that violence there could result in a massive radioactive disaster.
“Because of [Vladimir] Putin’s madness, Europe is again on the brink of a nuclear disaster,” Anton Herashchenko wrote in a translated Facebook post.
He shared images showing makeshift defenses in Enerhodar, the city where the Zaporizhzhya power plant is located. The Ukrainian government began warning Wednesday that Russian activity in the area could result a new “nuclear catastrophe.”