Zaporizhzhia plant accusations and strikes on Chuhuiv and Nikopol
A look back at the claims about the nuclear plant and the missile and rocket attacks reported on 16 July 2022.
What was happening around Ukraine's largest nuclear site, and in two cities far from the front, on 16 July 2022? The day brought an accusation over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and fresh strikes on civilians.
The president of Energoatom, the Ukrainian nuclear energy authority, accused Russian forces of using the Zaporizhzhia plant to store weapons and of shelling the surrounding area.
Elsewhere, Russian missiles struck the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, killing three civilians and injuring three others. In Nikopol, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, more than 50 Grad rockets hit the city and killed two people.
The strikes came after Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the military to expand operations in Ukraine in order to "protect the Donbas".
