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A series of blasts has torn through the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar near to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Ukraine's state nuclear agency reported Saturday's attacks on its official Telegram channel.

Both the city and the plant, which generates over a fifth of Ukraine's electricity and is one of the largest nuclear facilities in Europe, have been under Russian control since March 4, according to Interfax Ukraine.

A video clip accompanying the Telegram post by Ukraine's Energoatom appeared to feature loud blasts and flying debris.

A second post on the state enterprise's channel claimed that explosions and mortar bursts could be heard in the vicinity of the Sovremennik cultural center, where residents held a rally in support of Ukraine.

Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/02/week-turned-war-ukraine-halted-russian-advance/

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