Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of plotting to stage an attack on Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station as fighting enters its 497th day Follow our live coverage👇
Firefighters work at a site of a Russian military strike in the town of Pervomaiskyi, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region. / Photo: ReutersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Russia was planning"dangerous provocations" at the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
"I warned Emmanuel Macron that the occupation troops are preparing dangerous provocations at the Zaporizhzhia plant," Zelenskyy said in a statement after a phone call with Macron. "We agreed to keep the situation under maximum control together with the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency]," he added.
In Moscow, an advisor to Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency, Renat Karchaa, accused Kiev of planning an attack on the plant. "Today, we got information that I am authorised to announce... On July 5, literally at night, in the dark, the Ukrainian army will try to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant," Karchaa told Russian state television.For our live updates from Tuesday , click
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