Ukraine war briefing: alarm over drone attack on Zaporizhzhia power plant

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The UN nuclear watchdog has urged restraint after the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was attacked on Sunday. Rafael Grossi at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed at least three direct hits against the site’s main reactor containment structures. Such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident”, he said. Russian officials at the plant claimed the site was attacked by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. Ukraine’s intelligence agency has denied responsibility for the strike, saying Russian imitation strikes “have long been a well known criminal practice of the...