Russian forces have fired a series of rockets at Ukraine’s second nuclear facility that is located in the city of Kharkiv.
According to local media reports, experts are closely monitoring the situation and have gone on to mention how the results could be catastrophic if rockets continue to slam into the facility.
The news comes just days after a massive explosion had broken out after Russia fired rockets into Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. That particular incident had hundreds of firefighters trying their best to diffuse the blaze, despite being shot at while doing their duty.
Now, so many people are fearing the worst with this particular incident as reports have confirmed the constant firing of missiles on the facility as we speak.
Russia appears to be sending out an array of unguided missiles, confirmed the state media and it has managed to create a situation of uncertainty and panic in the area.
The facility is known to house a nuclear reactor and if blasted, the end result could eventually turn into mega devastation such as a huge radiation leakage in Ukraine.
The facility has been identified as one being funded by the US and is nearly worth $70 million. It is called the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology and has a reactor that is solely designed for the purpose of research.
This information was recently sent out by the country’s deputy minister for foreign affairs during a press conference regarding the matter.
While the reactor facility is not deemed to be as big as others in the country, the severity of damage or destruction to it can have deleterious effects on the nation as a whole, warning experts.
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