Russia Says It Might Shut Front-Line Nuclear Plant; Kyiv Says That Risks Disaster

Rescuers work at the site of a building destroyed by a missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 17, 2022. Vitalii Hnidyi/Reuters

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine—Russia said on Aug. 18 that it might shut down Europe’s largest nuclear power station, which is on the front lines in Ukraine, after the facility came under shelling.

Ukrainian officials said that would boost the risk of a nuclear disaster there.