Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling Europe's largest nuclear plant as the UN chief proposed a demilitarised zone of the site amid fears of a catastrophe.
Ukraine's Energoatom agency said that the Zapaseizhshier complex was struck four times. including, where radioactive materials are stored, said Russian-appointed officials said Ukraine shelled the plant twice, disrupting a shift in changeover, Russia's TASS news agency said.
The UN Security Council met to discuss the situation, Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on both sides all fighting near the plant "The facility must not be used as part of any military operation urgent agreement is needed at a technical level to demilitarise the area" Guterres said in a statement.
At a Security Council meeting, the United States backed the call for a demilitarised zone and urged International Atomic Energy to visit the site.
Russia's UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenska said the world was being pushed "to the brink of Nuclear catastrophe, comparable to that of Chernobyl". and said the International Atomic Agency could visit the site this month.
Ukrainian President, Vodymir Zelensky declared Russia returns the nuclear plant to Ukrainian control.
"Only a full withdrawal of Russia and the full restoration of Ukrainian control of the situation around the station inaugurating a resumption of nuclear security for all Europe, " he said in a video address.
Ukraine has also accused Russia of firing rockets around the captured nuclear plant in the knowledge it would be risky for Ukraine to return fier
Separately, satellite pictures showed the devastation at the base in Russian-annexed Crimea. The base had been struck with precision the base on the southwest of Crimea suffered immediate severe damage qnd at least eight destroyed warplanes were clearly visible.
The Institute for the Study of War said Ukraine's was forming the Crimean state as Ukraine's counter-offensive in the south. Since the war started, tens of thousands of people were killed millions have fled and many cities have been destroyed,
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