Russian artillery shelled Ukrainian cities across the river from its nuclear power plant Zaporozhye During the night, local officials said they had caused alarm among residents as reports of shelling around the plant heightened fears of a nuclear holocaust.

This is reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Ukrainian forces have again bombed the area around the station in the last 24 hours.just a day after Moscow and Kyiv exchanged accusations over the attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking international concern.

Ukrainian Nuclear Energy Company Energoatom reported that he had no new information about shelling in the area of ​​the station.

The station complex, captured by Russian forces in March but still run by Ukrainian personnel on the southern front of the war, is one of the the main hot spots in the war, which is now in its seventh month.

Region Governor Alexander Starukh told Telegram that Russian forces had targeted residential buildings in the region’s main city of Zaporozhye, about two hours from the station, and in the city Origov further east. Yesterday, Saturday, Starukh told Ukrainian TV that residents were instructed how to use iodine in case of radiation leakage.

This was reported by the Ukrainian military. bombardment of nine other cities in the area beyond the Dnieper from the station in its daily report, while, according to RIA, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that its air force had attacked a Motor Sich unit in an area where helicopters were being repaired.

Reuters is unable to confirm these reports.

Minister of Defense of Russia Igor Konasenkov “Nine shells fired by Ukrainian artillery in two separate strikes fell in the area of ​​the nuclear power plant,” the statement said.

“Currently, the technical staff constantly monitors the technical situation at the nuclear power plant and ensures its operation. The radiation situation in the area of ​​the nuclear power plant remains normal.

The UN and Kyiv called for the withdrawal of military equipment and personnel from the station to make sure it was not a target.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba stated that the Russian forces had turned the station into a military base, endangering the entire continent, and that they had nothing to do there. “The Russian military must leave the station,” he tweeted.

in eastern front of UkraineUkrainian forces stopped the last Russian attempt to advance into the city SlavyanskThis is stated in the daily report of the Kyiv military.

Defenders of the area stopped Russian attempts to bypass the strategic city Bahamut in order to expand control over its periphery Donbass after the occupation by Moscow Severodonetsk and his Lisitsynsk a few weeks ago, the military said.

According to the akims of the regions, in the cities Kramatorsk as well as Slavyansk in the province Donetsk came under fire at night by Russian troops, but there are no reports of new casualties. Reuters is unable to confirm these reports.