The country's military and state energy operator said on Monday that a Russian missile landed less than 1000 feet from the second largest nuclear power plant.
The South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant is located in the southern Mykolaiv region of the country.
The black-and-white video appeared to show the moment the Russian missile hit, illuminating a dark scene with a fireball that was immediately followed by a bigger fireball.
The Ukrainian defense ministry said that a missile fell 300 meters from the plant.
The strike landed close to the plant's reactor and was blamed on Russian terrorists.
—Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 19, 2022
The IAEA didn't immediately publish a statement or assessment of any potential damage. According to the New York Times, there was damage to a hydroelectric power station, but not to any of the plant's safety equipment.
Fighting has raged throughout the nearly seven-month-long war. Fighting near the country's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised the alarm at watchdog agencies.
According to international inspectors, reckless shelling could cause a nuclear disaster.
Western intelligence warned that Russian forces are increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure as President Putin's forces continue to suffer major battlefield defeats in the face of successful Ukrainian counteroffensives.
Russian forces fired a volley of missiles at the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week in revenge for the military advances of his country.
In areas from which Russian forces recently retreated, Ukrainian troops have discovered mass graves and other evidence of wartime atrocities similar to scenes from the Kyiv suburbs that were liberated from Russian occupation during the spring.
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