INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.The overnight strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine also injured 11
people, with five reported to be in a serious condition."It was a terrible night, regional governor Valentin Reznichenko wrote on Telegram,
urging residents to shelter when they hear air raid sirens."I am asking and begging you..
the town of Marganets, just across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's biggest.Regional council head
plant.The tensions have brought back memories of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in then Soviet Ukraine, which killed hundreds of people
and spread radioactive contamination over much of Europe.The plant was captured by Russian troops on March 4 after a battle with Ukrainian
forces.Beachgoers fleeingThe strikes came a day after major blasts at the Saki airfield, a key military base on the Russian-annexed Crimea
peninsula.Dramatic amateur footage on social media appeared to show panicked holidaymakers fleeing a Crimean beach with young children, as
attacks, but it has rarely been a target for Ukrainian forces.Moscow insisted that the explosions were caused by detonating ammunition
rather than Ukrainian fire.Ukraine's army, which for months pleaded for long-range artillery from Western allies, has been hitting targets
Russian-held territory.New buyer for Ukraine grain?The war has severely hampered grain supply from Ukraine, leading to an international food
crisis as it is one of the world's biggest producers.But some ships have been able to leave Ukrainian ports in recent days after a deal
the Ukrainian port of Odessa on August 1 and had been expected to dock in the Lebanese port of Tripoli at the weekend.But the Ukrainian
embassy said a new buyer for the shipment was being sought after the original Lebanese buyer cancelled the order.A five-month delay
said in a statement late Tuesday.It is currently anchored off the Turkish port of Mersin.
