FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: RISING FEARS WITH SHELLING AT ZAPORIZHZHIA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN UKRAINE!

Rising fears as Ukraine nuclear plant shelled Experts warn of severe consequences with Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station under attack Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Russia claimed that Ukrainian shelling caused a power surge and fire and forced staff to lower output from two reactors, while Ukraine has blamed Russian troops for storing weapons there.

Nuclear experts have warned that more shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which was captured by Russia early in the war, is fraught with danger. The Kremlin echoed that statement Monday, claiming that Ukrainian shelling could create "catastrophic" consequences for Europe.

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned that the way the plant was being run under Russian forces, and the fighting going on around it, are posing grave health and environmental threats.

Ukraine's military intelligence chief, Andriy Yusov, countered the Russian statements by saying his organization had received credible information from several sources that Russian forces have planted explosives at the Zaporizhzhia plant to head off an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the region. Previously, Ukrainian officials said Russia is launching attacks from the plant and using its Ukrainian workers as human shields.

The nuclear plant also came under fire last week, before Sunday's shelling, with each side accusing the other of the attack.