Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Warns UN That Russians Could Cause Nuclear Disaster

Zelenskyy addresses the General Assembly on Sept. 25, as he prepares to unveil a ‘victory plan’ to end the war with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2024. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25, warned of a potential nuclear disaster brought by Russian forces targeting Ukraine’s nuclear infrastructure.

Speaking to the international body more than two years after Russian forces marched en masse into his country, Zelenskyy recounted a report he received in the early days of the conflict, stating that Russian tanks had fired at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.