Russian forces capture Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant of Ukraine

SANAA, March 04 (YPA) – Russian forces have captured Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, after clashes with militants in the vicinity of the nuclear plant,” the Russian  military command said in a statement.

“The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant was seized after clashes with militants in its vicinity, where the operational teams carry out their usual work and are under the protection of the Russian Armed Forces,” Sputnik News Agency quoted the command’s statement as saying.

Earlier today, the Ukrainian Emergencies’ Ministry said that a fire that erupted in some sections of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant was extinguished.

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