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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Lviv

Russia and Ukraine trade blame over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant drone strike

A Russian soldier at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
A Russian soldier at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Russia and Ukraine have each accused the other of launching kamikaze drones at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an incident condemned by the International Atomic Energy Agency for recklessly endangering safety.

The nuclear watchdog said onsite inspectors had seen the damage caused by drone detonations at three locations, including “superficial scorching” at the top of the roof of reactor 6, although it said its structural integrity was not compromised.

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