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The Associated Press

Residents near a Ukrainian nuclear plant are preparing in case of radiation exposure

A view of a crater from a night Russian rocket attack is seen in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP)

KYIV, Ukraine — Concern about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted as Ukrainian authorities said Saturday that Russian forces fired on areas just across the river and Russia claimed Ukrainian shelling hit a building where nuclear fuel is stored.

Authorities were distributing iodine tablets to residents who live near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in case of radiation exposure, which can cause health problems depending on the amount a person absorbs.

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