Zelenskiy: Russia deliberately hit nuclear fuel storage site in ‘extremely vile’ strike

President Zelenskiy has accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting a nuclear fuel storage facility, characterizing the strike as a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. This development threatens to disrupt regional energy infrastructure and heightens geopolitical risk premiums, potentially triggering a flight to safety that impacts capital flows across Eastern European markets. Russian assets remain particularly exposed to this news, as the prospect of intensified international sanctions or direct damage to critical energy facilities exacerbates existing volatility and uncertainty regarding sovereign risk. Traders are now shifting focus toward upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency reports and potential emergency sessions of the United Nations Security Council to assess the severity of the infrastructure damage and the likelihood of further retaliatory measures from Western powers.

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