Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling power plant it controls near Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility

MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of carrying out an artillery attack on a thermal power plant it controls in southern Ukraine, which is located near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.

Russian-installed local officials said the attack on the power plant in the city of Enerhodar had occurred late on February 13 and had left more than 50,000 people without electricity.

Urgent work was under way to try to restore electricity supplies.

Russian news agencies cited a nuclear plant official as saying that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant itself had not been damaged in the attack and was operating as usual.