Russian troops seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shortly after launching their all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

The Kremlin has played down safety fears around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in occupied southeastern Ukraine – the biggest such facility in Europe – as Kyiv said it faced a “critical” situation after relying for a week on emergency generators.

Russian troops seized the plant shortly after launching their all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Russian technicians now oversee the cooling and

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