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KYIV: The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was cut off for hours, Ukraine’s president said on Thursday, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site. President Volodymyr Zelen­sky said Russian shelling had sparked fires in the ash pits of a nearby coal power station that …

KYIV: The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was cut off for hours, Ukraine’s president said on Thursday, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site. President Volodymyr Zelen­sky said Russian shelling had sparked fires in the ash pits of a nearby coal power station that …