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UN visits Russian-occupied nuclear power plant over safety concerns as tensions between Nato and Moscow continue
A man walks in front of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 15, 2023

THE United Nations nuclear watchdog visited Europe’s largest atomic power plant in southern Ukraine today over safety concerns following the recent dam burst and counter-offensive.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is one of the 10 biggest in the world, amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

It has officials stationed at the plant, which is still run by its Ukrainian staff and has repeatedly been caught in the crossfire since Russia launched its invasion.

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