Russian forces entered the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a fire broke out there during Russian shelling. Ukrainian authorities say no radiation leaks have been detected.
The Ukrainian nuclear regulator said that the fire had been extinguished and no radiation leak had been detected, with site staff still able to work at the Zaporizhzhia site.
"The Zaporizhzhia NPP site has been seized by the military forces of the Russian Federation,” the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said, in a statement.
"The fire was extinguished by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service units. Information on the dead and injured is absent.”
Fighting had occurred earlier between Russian invading forces advancing on Zaporizhzhia and Ukrainian resistance, resulting in a fire at the factory and widespread concern.
The power station, which is located on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, generates a fifth of Ukraine's electricity.
Any incident at a nuclear power facility brings back memories of the 1986 Chernobyl tragedy, which killed hundreds of people and spread radioactive contamination over Europe.
One of the six reactors at Zaporizhzhia is producing power, one has been shut off, and four are being cooled to prevent overheating, according to the agency.
However, the regulator did not specify what each reactor's status was prior to the fire. Ukrainian personnel are doing an on-site examination.
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