Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex (photo: AFP/VNA)

A source in the Security Council presidency, currently held by China, said on Wednesday that the meeting would occur August 11 at 19H00 GMT.

A second diplomatic source at United Nations headquarters in New York said the Council's 15 member nations would gather at the request of Russia, one of the five permanent members of the Security Council -- along with Britain, China, France and the United States -- which hold veto power over UN resolutions.

Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It has been under Russian control since March. A number of military attacks had occurred in this area in recent days. Over the weekend Russia and Ukraine accused each other of bombing the plant.