Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 4 March 2022

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1. Russia seizes nuclear plant

Russian troops have seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian authorities are reporting. Shelling from Russian forces caused a fire to break out in a training building near the Zaporizhzhia plant on Thursday night, leading Ukraine’s president to accuse Moscow of “nuclear terrorism”. “Europe must wake up now,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Right now Russian tanks are shelling nuclear units.” Despite initial panic, officials have said there is no indication of elevated radiation levels at the plant, which provides more than a fifth of the total electricity generated in Ukraine.

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