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MOSCOW, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday its forces had launched raids on Ukrainian positions in several regions of Ukraine and accused Kyiv of carrying out bombings near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Russian forces carried out their strikes in Kherson, Mykolayiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, according to the ministry, which added that Ukrainian forces launched an unsuccessful attack near Pravdine in Kherson. Radioactivity levels at Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, remain normal, according to the ministry. It said two incidents of Ukrainian shelling were recorded near the factory on Saturday. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up A spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry denied that Ukrainian forces had carried out shelling near the facilities in the south of the country. A still image from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry shows what it said was a Russian military convoy heading toward the front line in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region at an undisclosed location during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. in this still photo from a leaflet video released on September 9, 2022. Russian Ministry of Defense/Handout via REUTERS Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused each other of bombing the Zaporizhia plant. The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on Russia to end its occupation of the facility. read more Alexey Kulemzin, mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists, told Telegram that four people were killed by shelling in a central part of the city. Fragments of French-made Caesar-type shells were found, Kulemzin added. Meanwhile, the TASS news agency cited local authorities in Russia’s Belgorod region as saying one person was killed by Ukrainian shelling. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports on the battlefield. In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have recaptured territory previously held by Russian forces in the northeastern region of Kharkiv. East and south of there, Russia has been massing forces for months in Luhansk and Donetsk provinces to expand territory held by Moscow-backed separatists since 2014. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report from Reuters. Edited by Pravin Char Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
