Russia has been accused of "nuclear terrorism" after a missile strike near a nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine.
Energoatom, which runs Ukraine's plants across the country, claimed that the strike on Monday morning hit a complex that includes the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant Mykolai.
The missile landed just 300m from the plant itself, the energy operator said.
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Energoatom also said that the impact caused a nearby hydropower plant to shut down temporarily on Monday morning, causing a number of issues.
The explosion from the missile shattered almost 100 windows on the complex.
It is not the first battle over a nuclear plant since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine started way back in March of this year.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, has been disconnected from the power grid.
Fears of a nuclear catastrophe are now spreading across the continent as all six reactors at the plant have been disconnected for the first time ever.
Russia has held control of the power plant since early March, Ukraine has accused Moscow of using the plant as a type of shield from which to launch attacks.
The situation at the plant remains “very risky”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned.
He said: “Russia has put Ukraine and all Europeans in a situation one step away from a radiation disaster.”
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