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Missile attack on nuclear power plant in Ukraine, UN warns of catastrophe

Missile attack on nuclear power plant in Ukraine, UN warns of catastrophe

Ukraine accused Russian forces on Sunday of firing missiles at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, further raising fears of an accident a day after the United Nations watchdog warned that fighting at the occupied complex risked a "nuclear catastrophe".

It was the second time in as many days that the factory, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, has been hit. Ukraine and Russia have exchanged blame for both attacks, reports CNN .

Missiles fired Saturday night struck near a dry storage facility that holds 174 drums of spent nuclear fuel, according to Energoatom, Ukraine's state-run nuclear power company. 

"Apparently, they specifically targeted containers with processed fuel, which are stored outside, near the shelling site ," the company said in a statement on Telegram.

Three radiation monitoring detectors were also damaged on Saturday, making "timely detection and response in the event of a worsening radiation situation or radiation leakage from spent nuclear fuel casks currently impossible.

 

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