On August 11, at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, and the head of the UN suggested creating a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhia NPP to avoid a possible disaster, Voice of America reports.

The Ukrainian agency "Energaatom" reported yesterday that on Thursday, 5 strikes were made at the Zaporizhia NPP.

"Five "arrivals" were recorded in the area of ​​the station's command post - right next to the welding area and the storage of radiation sources.

The grass caught fire in a small area, but fortunately, no one was hurt.

Another five "arrivals" took place in the area of ​​the fire department, located not far from the ZNPP."

The Russian side stated that Ukraine fired twice at the factory and disrupted the work shift.

This was reported by the TASS news agency.

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was convened on August 11 to discuss the situation.

Secretary-General

called on both sides to stop all hostilities near the station.

In his speech, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),

, warned of a "serious" crisis unfolding at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

He emphasized that the IAEA urgently needs to obtain permission to conduct a mission in Zaporozhye.

All members of the Security Council supported calls to send an urgent IAEA mission to Ukraine.

However, the participants of the meeting did not come to a single conclusion about who is to blame for the shelling and who should be responsible for facilitating the mission.

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN,

, said that the world is being pushed "to the brink of a nuclear catastrophe comparable in scale to Chernobyl."

He assured that IAEA representatives can visit this place already this month.

The USA, in turn, supported the call for the creation of a demilitarized zone at the meeting and called on the IAEA to visit this place.

In his video message, the President of Ukraine

, demanded that Russia return the plant to Ukrainian control.

"Only the complete conclusion of the Russians and the restoration of full Ukrainian control over the situation around the station can guarantee the restoration of nuclear security for the whole of Europe," Zelensky said.

France supported Zelensky's demand and declared that the occupation of the nuclear power plant by Russia threatens the world.

The Zaporizhia NPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, located in the city of Energodar, which came under the control of the Russian military in March of this year.

The nuclear power plant was previously shelled on August 5 and 7.