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Russian missile hits near plant

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KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

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  1. Triblive

    Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant (opens Triblive)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine without damaging the three reactors but hit other industrial equipment in what Ukrainian authorities denounced Monday as an act of “nuclear terrorism.

  2. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    A Russian missile struck close to reactors at a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, not damaging them but hitting other equipment in the same industrial complex. Ukrainian authorities denounced

  3. NPR

    Ukraine says a Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant (opens NPR)

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    Ukrainian authorities said that the three reactors were not hit, but denounced the attack as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

  4. CBS News

    Ukraine accuses Russia of "nuclear terrorism" after strike near power plant (opens CBS News)

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    A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia strikes land near nuclear power plant | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Kyiv has said Russian missiles landed near Ukraine's second-largest nuclear power station in Mykolaiv. Meanwhile, the Baltic states and Poland have closed their borders to Russians holding visas. DW rounds up the latest.

  6. KOB 4

    Ukraine says Russian missile struck close from nuclear plant (opens KOB 4)

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    Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike has hit just 300 meters (yards) from a nuclear power plant in the country's south. Ukraine’s atomic energy operator Energoatom said the attack just after midnight Monday struck an industrial complex in the southern Mykolaiv region that includes the Pi…

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Russian missile strikes close to nuclear plant, Ukraine says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike has hit just 300 meters (328 yards) from a nuclear power plant in the country's south.

  8. Digital Journal

    Russian missile strikes close to second nuclear power plant (opens Digital Journal)

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    A powerful Russian missile exploded less than 900 feet from the reactors at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.

  9. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after missile lands near power plant (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Reactors at country's second-largest atomic are unscathed but explosion damages windows in complex; no response from Moscow

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Ukraine says a Russian missile hit close to a second nuclear power plant (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Ukrainian officials say a second nuclear power plant, after the one in Zaporizhzhia, is in danger of being struck by Russian weapons.

  11. Hot Air

    Ukraine: Russia resorting to "nuclear terrorism" with strikes near power plant (opens Hot Air)

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    Russia may be on the run in Ukraine, but they’re still dangerous — and perhaps even more so as a result. They still control ground around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zapo...

  12. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine decries Russian strike near plant as ‘nuclear terrorism’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A Russian missile hit a crater near a power plant in southern Ukraine, while Ukrainian forces face resistance in east.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Russian missile hits near plant (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

  14. The Daily Caller

    Ukraine Accuses Russia Of ‘Nuclear Terrorism’ After Missile Strike Near Power Plant (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A Russian missile strike landed less than a mile away from the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.

  15. New York Times

    Strike Near Another Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Escalates Fears of Disaster (opens New York Times)

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    A powerful Russian missile hit 300 yards from the plant far from the front lines, Ukraine said, a reminder that despite its recent retreat, Russia can still threaten nuclear sites.

  16. The Week

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