(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 29 - Ukrainian forces are firing "very close" to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the shots have reached the roof of a facility.
This was announced by the Russian forces that control the central area, cited by Interfax.
The bombing of the Ukrainian forces - according to Vladimir Rogov, member of the administration of the part of the province under Russian control, where the plant stands - has damaged the roof of a building of the plant where radioactive material is stored to power the reactors, the agency reports. RussianRia Novosti.
The Ukrainian bombing was carried out using an American-made howitzer.
This was stated by the pro-Russian authorities that control Energodar, the city in which it has its plant, cited by Tass.
"Formations of the armed forces of Ukraine are firing continuously today in the direction of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the nearby settlements. A picture shows a 155 mm artillery shell on the roof of special unit # 1 in the territory of the nuclear power plant. it was fired from the city of Nikopol, on the opposite side of the Dnieper. An M777 howitzer made in the United States was used for the bombing ", say the pro-Russian authorities.
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on the opposite side of the Dnieper.
An M777 howitzer manufactured in the United States was used for the bombing ", say the pro-Russian authorities. (ANSA).
on the opposite side of the Dnieper.
An M777 howitzer manufactured in the United States was used for the bombing ", say the pro-Russian authorities. (ANSA).