Zelensky tells Europe to 'wake up' over Zaporizhzhya fire

Volodymyr Zelensky is appealing for urgent help amid reports that Russian forces have shelled the nuclear plant.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is appealing for urgent help amid reports that Russian forces have shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Qazet.az reports that in an emergency address from Kyiv, where it is in the pre-dawn hours, Zelensky warned of a possible nuclear disaster.

"Europeans, please wake up!" he pleads.

US President Joe Biden and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi have both spoken with Zelensky's leadership team.

The IAEA is appealing for a halt to the use of force near the plant, warning there will be severe dangers if reactors take a hit.

No change in radiation levels at the plant have been detected, but concerns linger amid reported continued Russian shelling.