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Ukraine says fresh Russian shelling of nuclear plant damaged radiation sensors

By AFP 11 August 2022, 7:06 pm 0 Edit

This image made from a video released by Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shows a bright flaring object landing in the grounds of the nuclear plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022. (Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant via AP)

This image made from a video released by Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shows a bright flaring object landing in the grounds of the nuclear plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, on March 4, 2022. (Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant via AP)

Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has damaged “several radiation sensors,” Ukraine’s nuclear agency says.

Energoatom says the new strikes were close to one of the Russian-controlled Ukrainian plant’s six reactors and there was “extensive smoke,” adding that “several radiation sensors are damaged.”