World Ukraine, international officials decry ‘alarming’ military activity near nuclear plant: Recap August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 Christine Fernando and Celina Tebor, USA TODAY Comments Off on Ukraine, international officials decry ‘alarming’ military activity near nuclear plant: Recap Russia took over the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine, one of the 10 largest nuclear plants in the world, shortly after invading the country.