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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv

Russia readies for southern offensive as alarm raised over shelling of nuclear plant

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant near Enerhodar, which was shelled on Saturday. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Russia is strengthening its positions and numbers on Ukraine’s southern front to ready itself for a Ukrainian counteroffensive and is likely to be preparing the ground to attack, according to British and Ukrainian military authorities.

The assessment came as both sides traded blame for renewed shelling on Europe’s largest nuclear plant, with the UN nuclear watchdog raising grave concerns about the attack.

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