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Ukraine accuses Russia of preparing 'provocation' at nuclear power plant

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Kyiv — Ukraine's main military intelligence agency on Thursday accused Russia of preparing a "provocation" of sorts at a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine.

Hours after the Russian government said Europe's largest nuclear power plant was at risk of man-made disaster, intelligence services released a statement Friday that Kyiv and the West planned a "provocation" there. accused of doing so.

Ukraine's defense intelligence agency said it had received information that staff from Russia's Rosatom Nuclear Power Company had left the scene, shutting down the facility to all but operational staff. (Reporting by Max Hander, Writing by Tom Balmforth, Editing by Timothy Heritage)