Explosions Rock Russian-Held Areas Far From Ukraine War Front

Explosions Rock Russian-Held Areas Far From Ukraine War Front
Ukrainian service members observe an area at a position near a frontline, in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine, on Aug.18, 2022. Dmytro Smolienko/Reuters
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KYIV—Explosions erupted overnight near military bases deep in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself.

Ukraine issued a warning about a frontline nuclear power station where it said it believed Moscow was planning a “large-scale provocation” as justification to decouple the plant from the Ukrainian power grid and connect it to Russia’s.