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‘Objects resembling explosives’ planted at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Kyiv

A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region
A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant outside Enerhodar in Ukraine. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has again claimed Russia may be planning to “simulate an attack” on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, claiming that Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on the roofs of buildings at the site.

Citing Ukrainian intelligence, Zelenskiy said the objects had been positioned on the roof of several power units of the power plant that is currently held by Russia.

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