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It is 7:27 a.m. in Ukraine as Russia’s war against its neighbor enters its ninth day. Here is where the crisis is:

• A fire broke out in a training building outside a nuclear plant in Zaporizhia in the early hours of Friday after being shelled by Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities said. A plant worker said Russian forces had fired on the facility and there was “a real threat of nuclear danger at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant”.
• After burn for at least four hours amid reports that Russian troops had blocked emergency crews from attending the fire, Ukrainian emergency services confirmed the the fire was extinguished at 6:20 a.m. local hour. Fighting at the factory has also reportedly ceased, according to the mayor of Enerhodar, a town southeast of the factory.
• the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) said earlier that it had put its incident and emergency center into “24/7 full response mode” due to the “serious situation” unfolding in Zaporizhzhia .
• However, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm reassured about the reactors of the Zaporizhzhia power plant, saying that there was no high radiation readings near the facility and the plant’s reactors are “protected by robust containment structures and the reactors are shut down safely”.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky do another call for help from Europe following the attack on the nuclear power plant. He said: We warn everyone that no country has ever bombed nuclear power plants. For the first time in human history, the terrorist state is committing nuclear terrorism.
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “reckless actions” are a danger to Europe’s security.
• Russian forces continue to control local and regional government buildings in the strategically important Black Sea port Kherson, local authorities said. Russian forces appeared to want to cut Ukraine off from the sea via its main southern ports, claiming the capture of Kherson and tightening the siege of Mariupol.
• Concern is mounting over the movements of a huge column of Russian military vehicles outside kyiv. While a US defense official suggested it appeared to have “stalled”, there was also speculation that around 15,000 troops attached to it might be hunkering down and waiting for logistical supplies ahead of an assault on kyiv.
• In a televised address shortly after his 90-minute call with Macron, Putin claimed Russian military operations in Ukraine were going according to plan. The president went on to accuse Ukrainian forces of using civilians as “human shields” without providing evidence.

Ukrainian emergency services have confirmed that a fire at the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has been extinguished after a blaze that burned for at least four hours early Friday morning.

No casualties have been reported so far.

A update posted on the official State Emergency Services Telegram account reads:

At 06:20, the fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Energodar was extinguished. There are no victims. »

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The mayor of Enerhodar, a town about 150 km southeast of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, said the fights at the factory have ceasedaccording to the Ukrainian BBC, citing a local broadcaster.

The news comes after the factory reportedly suffered several hours of heavy shelling and a fire that broke out on the third, fourth and fifth floors of a building in the complex, according to Ukrainian emergency officials.

Ukrainian emergency services have confirmed that a fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was located just before 6 a.m. local time.

A update posted on the official State Emergency Services Telegram account reads:

At 05:55, a fire in the training building (size 60×40 m) of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Enerhodar was localized over an area of ​​2000 square meters.

Guardian journalists Calla Wahlquist and Donna Lu have compiled an explainer on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with all the details you need to know.

You can read their full report below.

the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) says it has put its incident and emergency center into “24/7 full response mode” due to the “serious situation” unfolding at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

IAEA Director General Rafael Gross added that he was “deeply concerned” about the situation and had spoken with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal to monitor and stay in close contact with the authority. Ukrainian nuclear regulator and operator.

I'm deeply concerned with situation at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Spoke with #Ukraine PM Denys Shmygal; @IAEAorg's monitoring and in close contact with #Ukraine's nuclear regulator and operator. I appeal to parties to refrain from actions that can put NPPs in danger.

— Rafael MarianoGrossi (@rafaelmgrossi) March 4, 2022

prime minister of canada Justin Trudeau also confirmed that he spoke with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy about the “horrific attacks” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

“These unacceptable attacks from Russia must stop immediately,” Trudeau said.

Ukrainian emergency services have confirmed that rescue teams are currently at the site of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to extinguish the fire that broke out earlier in the morning in the training building.

Earlier, the agency said Russian troops blocked emergency crews from attending the fire.

However, in a update Posted on its official Telegram account just after 5:30 a.m. local time, the service said that from 5:20 a.m. SES units were deployed to put out the fire in the training building.