Shells hit power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, fighting in east


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  • Friday, 05 Aug 2022

The Turkish bulk carrier OSPREY S, Liberian-flagged cargo ship, is seen anchored off the shore of Tuzla in Istanbul, Turkey August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as fighting raged again in the crucial border region of the Donbas and three more ships left ports carrying previously blockaded Ukrainian grain.

Shells hit a high-voltage power line at the Zaporizhzhia plant, prompting operators to disconnect a reactor despite no radioactive leak being detected. The plant was captured by Russian forces in early March in the opening stage of the war but it is still run by its Ukrainian technicians.

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