Ukraine latest updates: Russia shells city near nuclear plant

Four others wounded as Russian shelling targeted public transport stop in eastern town of Toretsk, the governor said.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seen from Nikopol, Ukraine.
A general view shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, situated in the Russian-controlled area of Enerhodar, seen from Nikopol, Ukraine [File: Ed Jones/AFP]
By Linah Alsaafin and Usaid Siddiqui
Published On 4 Aug 2022

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  • Russian forces have shelled Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, a Ukrainian city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
  • Eight people have been killed after Russian artillery shelling struck a public transport stop in the eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, the regional governor said.