Russian troops shelling Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant sparking fire, officials say
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Russian artillery fire is blasting Ukraine's largest nuclear plant, sparking a fire, hours after international atomic regulators warned combat at the facility could wreak havoc, according to Ukraine authorities.
The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, in Enerhodar, eastern Ukraine, April 9, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer) Rafael Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, called on both sides to avoid violence near Zaporizhzhya (Reuters/Stringer) The Ukrainian government began warning Wednesday that Russian activity in the area could result in a new "nuclear catastrophe." (Reuters/Stringer)
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, tweeted that Russian forces were "firing from all sides" on the facility.
"Fire has already broken out," he wrote – a claim that appears to be supported by grainy livestream video. "If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl."
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