Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of nuclear plant strikes
It has been shelled repeatedly in the past week
13 August, 18:13"Energodar and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are again under fire by (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky's militants," said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Moscow-installed administration. The missiles fell "in the areas located on the banks of the Dnipro river and in the plant", he said, without reporting any casualties or damage. Areas occupied by Russia and those under Ukraine's control are divided by the Dnipro river.
Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over several rounds of shelling on the plant this month, raising fears of a nuclear catastrophe and led to an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday. Ukraine said the first strikes on August 5 damaged a power cable and forced one of the reactors to stop working. Then strikes on Thursday damaged a pumping station and radiation sensors. Ukraine, backed by Western allies, has called for a demilitarised zone around the plant and for the withdrawal of Russian forces. (ANSA-AFP).