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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Missile Wounds 12 in Ukrainian Town Not Far from Nuclear Plant

A handout picture made available by Mykolaiv Region Prosecutor's Office shows a residential building damaged in shelling at the city of Voznesensk of Mykolaiv area, Ukraine, 20 August 2022, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA/Mykolaiv Region Prosecutor's Office)

A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said.

Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app that four children were among those wounded in an attack that damaged several private houses and a five-store apartment building in Voznesensk.

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