Russia Says Ukraine Struck Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Sites, No Safety Threat

Strikes on a facility handling radioactive waste at Europe's largest nuclear plant carry escalation risk that extends well beyond the battlefield, since reactor safety depends on offsite power and equipment that a nearby thermal plant supplies. The explicit claim of no current safety threat comes from the operator's own chief executive, which is a narrower assurance than an independent watchdog assessment. Whether the thermal plant's equipment keeps functioning, and whether any outside monitoring body corroborates the account, are the open questions worth watching.