Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russian forces have launched dozens of attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, says Ukraine's nuclear energy agency Energoatom. The plant was briefly knocked offline earlier today but is now operating again. It's Europe's largest nuclear power plant, and the fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.

Energoatom said Russian forces fired about 120 artillery shells at the plant in the last 24 hours. It said one of the plant's reactors had to be shut down briefly after a fire broke out in a substation. The fire was eventually extinguished, and the reactor was restarted.

Russia has denied shelling the plant and has accused Ukraine of doing so. The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces fired 20 artillery shells at the plant from the town of Marhanets, which is controlled by Ukraine.

The shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has raised concerns about a potential nuclear disaster. The plant is located on the banks of the Dnieper River, and if it were to be damaged, it could release radioactive material into the environment. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for an immediate end to the fighting around the plant.

The fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is the latest escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The war has been going on for over six months, and there is no sign of it ending anytime soon.