MOSCOW, August 26. /TASS/. Ukraine’s armed forces have shelled the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with four hits registered near a storage facility of radioactive isotopes, Energodar’s military-civilian administration reported on its Telegram channel on Friday.

"The Ukrainian armed forces have opened artillery fire again at the premises of the Zaporozhye NPP. <...> Today, four strikes on the Zaporozhye NPP were recorded in the vicinity of the radioactive isotope storage facility. There was no damage to the plant’s infrastructure and key centers. Currently, no contamination has been registered at the power plant. The radiation background is normal," the statement said.

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant located in Energodar is controlled by Russian troops. Over the past few days, Ukrainian forces have carried out several strikes on the Zaporozhye NPP’s premises, using, among other things, drones, heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems. The majority of attacks have been deflected by Russia’s air defense systems, however, some shells struck various infrastructure facilities and the vicinity of a nuclear waste storage facility.