Zelenskiy says Russia holding nuclear plant 'hostage'

IAEA boss Rafael Mariano Grossi and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued his warning after meeting IAEA chief Rafael Grossi. -EPA

Russian troops are holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant "hostage" and its safety could not be guaranteed until they leave it, Ukraine's president says, while his forces shut the frontline town of Avdiivka as they planned their next move.

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