A nuclear disaster was narrowly avoided in Ukraine tonight after a fire broke out at a lab containing a reactor and radioactive materials.
TechnologyUkraine’s government has accused Kremlin forces of shelling the plant despite knowing it contains an atomic facility.previously been accused of firing rockets at the site, which is home to the Neutron Source research facilityA Ukrainian government Twitter account posted: ‘In Kharkiv, eyewitnesses report a fire in the building of Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology.
According to Ukrainian media, the fire began after air raid sirens sounded in the city at about 8.20pm.reported ‘citizens reported the sounds of explosions and volleys of artillery from the Russian occupiers’. The worrying development comes after Boris Johnson joined a chorus of Western leaders voicing concern Russia could be planning a chemical attack.Moscow has pushed unfounded claims Kyiv is illicitly developing weapons of mass destruction with US support.
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