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The United Nations chief called Thursday for an immediate end to all military activity around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, warning that any damage could lead to “catastrophic consequences” in the region and beyond. Russian and Ukrainian officials have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia…

The United States supports calls for a demilitarized zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after fighting involving Russian and Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of the plant, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday.

Russian anti-aircraft defence systems thwarted Ukrainian attacks on the occupied Ukrainian city of Enerhodar and the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, state-owned news agencies TASS and RIA reported on Thursday, citing the Russian-imposed authorities in Zaporizhzhia region.

Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear disaster.

The footage was obtained from the NGO Aerorozvidka, which manufactures the drone and is affiliated with the Ukrainian military.

The footage was obtained from the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces on Monday, August 8.

The footage was obtained from the Ukrainian Minister for Infrastructure, Alexander Kubrakov, 39, on Friday, August 5.

The images were obtained from the 503rd Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Ukrainian Naval Forces on Monday, August 8.

The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest, has been shelled several times, raising fears of a nuclear incident.