Russia and Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

A composite of satellite images showing smoke rising from fires at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could damage the facility and cause a massive radiation leak.

Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant soon after the war began and hold adjacent territory along the left bank of the Dnieper River. Ukraine controls the right bank, including the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each about six miles (10km) from the facility.