Russian forces launched a missile strike on the industrial zone of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant on the night of September 18-19, 2022, with the projectile landing 300 meters from the nuclear reactors.
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The Russian army launched a rocket attack on the industrial zone of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant at 00:20 on September 19, 2022.
A Russian missile landed 300 meters away from the reactors of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant.
The attack damaged the premises of the plant and three power lines.
On the Southern Bug direction, enemy forces shelled more than 28 settlements, including Oleksandrivka, Novohryhorivka, Zaria, Shevchenkove, Mirne, Shyrokyne, Bilohorka, Bezimianne, Myroliubivka, Vysokopillia, and Olhynske.
Russian forces attacked the port infrastructure of Ochakiv with kamikaze drones, causing a fire but no victims.
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