WASHINGTON, August 25. /TASS/. The US Administration claims it has no information as to who exactly shells the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, currently controlled by Russian Armed Forces.

"I'm not able at this point to make any confirmation about the shelling and, and where it's coming from.," US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Bonnie Jenkins said during an online briefing for reporters Thursday, answering a question from TASS.

"But what I what I would say is that, once again, the important thing to keep in mind […] is the importance of forces withdrawal," she claimed. "We have to remember that we would not be in a situation for sure if Russia simply withdraws and gives the site back to Ukraine."

The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is located on the left bank of river Dnieper, next to the city of Energodar. The plant includes six VVER-1000 nuclear reactors of 1 Gigawatt each. This is the largest NPP in Europe both in terms of reactor count and the power capacity.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian forces have attacked the power plant several times in the recent days, using drones, heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems. In most cases, the attacks are being repelled by air defense systems, but some missiles hit infrastructure objects and the nuclear waste storage area, which creates a threat of radiation leak.