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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Russian attack on Ukraine nuclear plant shows ‘recklessness and dangers of Putin’s war’, Australia says

Australian foreign minister Marise Payne
Australian foreign minister Marise Payne condemns Russia’s shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Photograph: AAP

Australia’s foreign minister has condemned the shelling of a large nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying it shows “the recklessness and dangers” of Vladimir Putin’s war.

The Ukrainian government reported earlier on Friday that the Russian army was “firing from all sides” upon the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – the largest of its kind in Europe – and a fire had broken out.

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