Russian troops fire at Kharkiv's nuclear research facility; IAEA says monitoring situation

As Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine has entered its second month, Russian troops have now fired at a nuclear research facility in city of Kharkiv. Taking to Twitter, Ukrainian parliament citing State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate said “It is currently impossible to estimate extent of damage due to hostilities that do not stop in area of nuclear installation."

It is to mention that Moscow has been accused of risking nuclear disaster in ex-Soviet nation by launching attacks on  Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, and Chernobyl. Russian forces recently destroyed a new laboratory at Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) to improve management of rioactive waste, Ukrainian state agency responsible for Chernobyl exclusion zone h said. Russia captured  decommissioned plant at start of war. 

International Atomic Energy Agency says closely monitoring situation in Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)  Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Sunday said Ukraine's nuclear regulator has informed that Russian forces h seized Slavutychit and it is closely monitoring situation in a Ukrainian city where many people live who work at Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

IAEA chief said he was concerned over  Chornobyl NPP staff's ability to regularly rotate and return to ir homes in nearby city of Slavutych to rest. "re has been no staff rotation at NPP for nearly a week now," regulator said.

Slavutych is situated outside Exclusion Zone that was established around Chornobyl NPP after 1986 accident. Russian troops took control of NPP on first day of invasion. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s regulatory authority stated that constant Russian shelling of checkpoints in Slavutych stopped technical staff of Chornobyl NPP from moving to and from site.

Four killed in fresh attack on Kharkiv

At least four people were killed and three sustained injuries after Russian troops launched an artillery attack on a polyclinic delivering humanitarian aid in Kharkiv. In a Telegram post, Kharkiv Regional ministration Oleh Synehubov confirmed that on  morning of March 25, Russian forces fired artillery and Gr multiple launch rocket systems at city clinic in Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv. As clinic was providing basic supplies, he accused Russian troops of "purposeful shelling" in a bid to thwart disbursement of humanitarian supplies to civilians.