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New blast at Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine

EUROPE’S largest nuclear plant was attacked by drones again today, posing no direct threat to its safety but underscoring the “extremely serious situation” at the facility in Ukraine, the United Nations has said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said its team was aware of an explosion at a training centre next to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant today. 

The plant is one of the 10 biggest nuclear facilities in the world.

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