AUkrainian energy company has claimed Russian missiles flew "critically low" over a power plant in the country as explosions rocked the capital Kyiv
Nuclear power state-owned company Energoatom claimed missiles had flown overhead of the southern power plant near the city of Yuzhnoukraisnsk, about 220 miles south of Kyiv, early in the morning of Sunday, June 5.
In a translated statement shared across numerous social media accounts, a company spokesperson said the missile was headed towards Kyiv and referred to Russian soldiers as "racists".
It read: "Russia committed another act of nuclear terrorism at 5:30 a.m. Russian cruise missile, similar to the 'Caliber' missile, flew critically low over the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant."
"Probably, this rocket was fired in the direction of Kyiv where explosions were heard this morning."
Photos shared on social media websites, including Facebook, showed a missile flying over the southern power plant.
Energoatom's translated statement continued: "At present, Russia continues to threaten the nuclear safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants and threatens the world with a new nuclear catastrophe.
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