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Map shows how Putin would engulf his OWN COUNTRY in radiation as his forces ‘shell Ukraine nuclear power plant’
A CHILLING map shows how Vladimir Putin could engulf his entire country in radiation as Moscow's forces continue to shell the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
The ongoing shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant has sparked fears of a potential radiation leak.
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Russian troops have targeted Ukrainian towns across the river from the site, local officials said.
The city of Zaporizhzhia came under fire overnight - as did Nikopol and Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Authorities said on Saturday that Putin's forces "repeatedly shelled" the nuclear power plant, sparking a massive fire risk.
And on Sunday, Russia's defence ministry claimed Ukrainian forces shelled the plant over the past 24 hours.
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Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said some Ukrainian shells fell near buildings storing reactor fuel and radioactive waste.
The two countries have previously accused each other of shelling the site.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's state energy operator has shared a concerning map showing how a massive radiation cloud will cover regions of Russia if a severe incident unfolds at Zaporizhzhia.
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Energoatom said that, according to the wind direction on Monday, the radiation cloud could engulf part of the south of Ukraine and move southeast towards Russia.
The authority has also warned locals to take necessary precautions such as staying indoors as much as possible, taking iodine tablets and sealing their homes by turning off air conditioners, fans, ventilation ducts and chimneys.
Residents of areas at risk have also been advised to prepare supplies such as food, water, clothes, valuables and documents.
The warning comes just days after iodine tablets were issued in Zaporizhzhia - about 27 miles from the site.
The pills help block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland in the case of a nuclear disaster.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was disconnected from the grid for the first time ever on Thursday after fire damage to overhead power lines.
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Another chilling map shows how radiation leaks from the nuclear power plant could spread hundreds of miles - and affect a total of 13 countries.
The Chornobyl nuclear leak in 1986 was the worst man-made disaster in history, contaminating 150,000 square kilometres of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
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