8 Aug 2022

Russia, Ukraine argue over who shot nuclear power plant

From Morning Report, 6:18 am on 8 August 2022

Ukraine and Russia are pointing the finger at each other for shelling at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.

While Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for a stronger international response to fresh shelling at the plant, reportedly by Russian forces, Russian occupation authorities said on Sunday a strike reportedly by Ukrainian forces had damaged administrative buildings inside the complex, AFP reports.

The UN's nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate end to any military action near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, warning of a "very real risk of a nuclear disaster".

BBC Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Guyon Espiner.