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 Russia's nuclear energy agency Rosatom on Monday warned of a nuclear accident after heavy shelling was reported near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest nuclear power station in Europe. UN nuclear watchdog urged on Sunday that the shelling should stop immediately. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog said it would inspect the plant premises on Monday and assess damages. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in a statement on Sunday said repeated shelling at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) damaged buildings, systems and equipment, with some of the explosions occurring near the reactors. Rossi said, “Even though there was no direct impact on key nuclear safety and security systems at the plant, the shelling came dangerously close to them. We are talking metres, not kilometres. Whoever is shelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, is taking huge risks and gambling with many people’