Russia seizes Ukrainian nuclear power plant

Newshour - A podcast by BBC World Service

Russian forces have captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine - the largest nuclear power plant in Europe - after firing on it. There's widespread condemnation at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Also in the programme: defiance from the Mayor of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Mykolaiv as Russian forces attack; and Moscow passes a new law threatening up to 15 years in prison for spreading "fake" information about the invasion. The editor of a Russian TV channel forced to close tells us why he and other independent journalists are leaving the country. (Image: surveillance camera footage shows a flare landing at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during shelling, Ukraine, 04 March 2022 / Credit: EPA / Zaporizhzhya NPP)