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Daily Mirror
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Alahna Kindred

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire - everything you need to know as Russians shell facility

A fire erupted in the early hours of the morning at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine as Russian troops shelled it from all sides.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeast Ukraine has reportedly been seized by Russian military forces after a fierce battle overnight.

It has sparked fears that if it explodes it would be "ten times worse than Chernobyl ".

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