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   The Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said that Ukraine was   
   continuing to shell the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, deliberately   
   creating the threat of a possible nuclear catastrophe.   
      
   Shoigu said Russian forces were taking “all measures” to ensure the safety   
   of the power plant, Europe’s largest, in the face of what he called   
   “nuclear terrorism” from Kyiv, Reuters reported.   
      
   Ukraine denies shelling the facility, which has been under the control of   
   Russian forces since the first days of the war, and has accused Russia of   
   firing on it.   
      
   “Our units are taking all measures to ensure the safety of the   
   Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,” Shoigu told his military chiefs in a   
   conference call, an abridged transcript of which was published by the   
   defence ministry.   
      
   “In turn, the Kyiv regime seeks to create the appearance of a threat of a   
   nuclear catastrophe by continuing to deliberately shell the site,” he   
   added.   
      
   Shoigu said Ukraine had fired 33 large-caliber shells at the plant in the   
   last two weeks. Most had been intercepted by Russian air defences, he   
   said, though “some still hit objects that affect the safe operation of the   
   nuclear power plant”.   
      
   “We classify these attacks by Ukrainian troops as nuclear terrorism,” he   
   added.   
      
   Reuters was unable to independently verify the claims. Both Moscow and   
   Kyiv blame each other for attacks on the facility. Kyiv has also accused   
   Moscow of using the plant as a de facto weapons depot.   
      
   https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/06/russia-ukrain   
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