UN 'alarmed' by reports of incidents near nuclear power plants in Ukraine

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The UN Security Council calls for "maximum restraint" to avoid a nuclear disaster in Ukraine that "could be catastrophic to the region and the world," warns Miroslav Jenca, assistant secretary-general for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas. International agencies have repeatedly warned of the dangers of fighting around nuclear plants following Russia's full-scale military offensive into Ukraine in February 2022.
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00:00Mr. President, we are alarmed regarding reported incidents around nuclear facilities in Ukraine
00:15and Russia.
00:16We continue to call for maximum restraint and vigilance to avoid a nuclear incident,
00:22the consequences of which could be catastrophic to the region and the world.

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