Ukraine conducts disaster response drills near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

FILE PHOTO: A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breach, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine began nuclear disaster response drills on Thursday in the vicinity of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the south of the country, regional officials said.

Kyiv accused Russia this month of planning a "terrorist" attack at the plant involving the release of radiation. Moscow denied the accusation.