There’s a nuclear catastrophe on the horizon in Ukraine
The UN’s top atomic official is calling on Russian and Ukrainian forces to halt all military activity at the Zaporizhzhia facility.
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The UN’s top atomic official is calling on Russian and Ukrainian forces to halt all military activity at the Zaporizhzhia facility.
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