Ukraine nuclear power plant attack: All you need to know

An image grab from footage obtained from a livestream from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear authority shows multiple blasts at the Ukrainian nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia [AFP]

Russian forces have captured Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, according to regional officials.

Ukrainian authorities said on Friday Russian shelling had caused a fire at a building in the plant complex that was later put out. The blaze raised alarm from leaders worldwide of a potential massive disaster. Russia blamed the attack on Ukrainian saboteurs, calling it a “monstrous provocation”.