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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Francois Murphy

UN sounds gravest alarm yet on fighting around Ukraine nuclear plant

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Shelling destroyed power infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar where staff operating the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant live, posing a growing threat to the plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday.

The plant’s offsite power lines, vital lines of defence against potential nuclear meltdown, have already been cut and the shelling at Enerhodar has caused a lasting blackout there.

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