Long, stressful and exhausting: One family's escape from Kyiv Yana and Sergii are driving out of Kyiv on Thursday evening. Grossi later told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that although radioactive material was not released, it was a “close call.” Ukrainian staff are still at the helm of operations at the plant, but “effective control” of the site was in the hands of Russian forces, Grossi said, adding: “I hope the distinction is clear.” He said that what happens next at Zaporizhzhia is “a situation that is very difficult to sustain, very fragile” while there is an active military operation and Russian forces in control. He explained that a Russian projectile had hit a building within the site, causing a localized fire, but none of the reactors were affected and radiation monitoring systems are fully functional. However, the operator and regulator have relayed to the IAEA that the situation on the ground is “extremely tense and challenging,” he warned.

“We are fortunate there has not been a release of radioactive material and the integrity of the reactors has not been compromised,” he said. Speaking at a press conference in Vienna on Friday, the IAEA’s Rossi said the safety of the reactors had not been affected. However the ongoing military operation around the site meant the situation was “very fragile,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned. Reports of the fire raised concern from world leaders and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – who called for a stop to fighting around the facility – though the IAEA said Ukrainian authorities had reported background radiation levels were normal and the fire had not affected “essential” equipment. Ukraine’s State Emergency Services (SES) had earlier confirmed several dozen firefighters had extinguished a blaze that had started in a training building outside the main reactor complex, following shelling from Russian military forces. Kotin warned that although the reactors are safe, further attacks could lead to “disaster.” We get information from the sources at the station.” We do not currently have a direct connection to the station. “As for the staff, they were admitted in the morning to perform their duties. “Today there is no connection, the station management works at invaders’ gunpoint,” Kotin continued. Petro Kotin, head of Ukraine’s nuclear power operator Energoatom, later reported that management were operating at “gunpoint.” He said on Telegram that Russian forces “entered the territory of the nuclear power plant, took control of the personnel and management of the nuclear power plant.”

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