MOSCOW: An employee at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was killed on Friday morning in a car bomb attack, Russian investigators said.

The power plant in a statement accused the Ukrainian authorities of orchestrating the murder.

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, has been controlled by Russian forces since March 2022 and is close to the frontline between the two sides.