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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ron Popeski and Natalia Zinets

Russia fires rockets at towns near nuclear plant after Western leaders urge restraint near site

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Russia has fired rockets at towns to the west of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, just one day after Western leaders called for military restraint around the site to ensure its safety.

Artillery and rocket fire close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor complex, on the Russian-occupied south bank of the Dnipro River, has stirred fears of a nuclear disaster and calls for the surrounding area to be demilitarised.

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