Russian troops shelled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant again – Energoatom

12/08/2022

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On 11 August, 5 rounds hit “the area of the station’s commandant’s office right next to the welding area and the storage of radiation sources,” then 5 more hit near the fire department, the Ukrainian state nuclear agency Energoatom wrote at 15:11.

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – the largest NPP in Europe – has been under Russian occupation for a few months now. Russia has conducted several false flag attacks on the nuclear facility before to accuse Ukraine of nuclear terrorism.

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