Fighting has stopped at nuclear plant

Mayor Dmytro Orlov has now told told a broadcaster that fighting at the nuclear plant has now stopped

We reported earlier that firefighters have now been able to access the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant where fires apparently sparked by artillery shells have been witnessed.

Qazet.az reports that Energodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov has now told told a broadcaster that fighting at the nuclear plant has now stopped.

It comes after the plant reportedly sustained several hours of heavy shelling.

According to Ukrainian emergency officials, the fighting sparked fires on the third, fourth and fifth floor of a building at the nuclear complex.