Ukranian emergency services have confirmed they've managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant - a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond.

To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant caused one of the buildings at the plant - a five-storey training facility - to catch on fire. The plant itself wasn't affected but it was feared that the fire could spread if it wasn't quickly contained.

Ukrainian emergency services said initially they were blocked from getting to the scene.

But at 05:20 local time, firefighters were finally able to start tackling the fire.

It was extinguished about an hour later, Ukraine's Emergency Services wrote.

Ukraine emergency services say they've managed to extinguish the fire at the nuclear power plant.

"At 06:20 (04:20 GMT) the fire in the training building of Zaporizhzhya NPP in Energodar was extinguished. There are no victims," the State Emergency Service wrote, external on their social media accounts.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just spoken with Ukraine's leader following Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

He condemned the attacks, calling on them to "cease immediately".

We reported earlier that firefighters have now been able to access the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant where fires apparently sparked by artillery shells have been witnessed.

Energodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov has now told told a broadcaster that fighting at the nuclear plant has now stopped, says BBC Ukrainian.

It comes after the plant reportedly sustained several hours of heavy shelling.

According to Ukrainian emergency officials, the fighting sparked fires on the third, fourth and fifth floor of a building at the nuclear complex.

Firefighter crews have finally managed to make their way into the Zaporizhzhya power plant where a fire broke out in a training building after the Russian army shelled the site, said the country's emergency services.

Ukraine's State Emergency Services confirmed on their Facebook page, external that the responders had gotten in about 05:20 local time (03:20 GMT).

The fire had been burning for the past hour unhindered as firefighters were struggling to get to the building. The service previously reported that Russian troops were preventing them extinguishing the fire.

James Clayton
North America technology reporter

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Elon Musk has warned there’s a high chance the company's Starlink satellite broadband service could be targeted in Ukraine.

The internet is reportedly down in some areas of the country.

Musk said that users should "place light camouflage over antenna to avoid visual detection".

He also said that users should "turn on Starlink only when needed and place antenna as far away from people as possible".

The warning came days after an internet security researcher cautioned that devices receiving satellite signals could become "beacons" for Russian airstrikes.

Starlink terminals, needed for the system to work, were delivered to Ukraine on 28 February – after a request was made by the Ukrainian government.

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US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has tweeted that she spoke to Ukraine’s energy minister about the fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant and has decided to activate the US Nuclear Incident Response Team.

"Russian military operations near the plant are reckless and must cease," said Granholm, who oversees the US nuclear arsenal.

"The plant’s reactors are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down."

As we've been reporting, Ukraine's president is urging "immediate action" from the world amid Russian attacks on Europe's largest nuclear plant.

"The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is on fire right now," Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted on Twitter.

He accused Russians of deliberately shooting at the Zaporizhzhia plant's six reactors using tanks equipped with thermal imaging.

Invoking the "global catastrophe" at Chernobyl in 1986, he warned the consequences of a meltdown at Zaporizhzhia would be far worse.

"Europeans, wake up please. Tell your politicians that Russian forces are shooting at the nuclear plant in Ukraine," he begged.

Zelensky said he had been in touch with leaders from the US, UK, EU, Germany and Poland, as well as the International Atomic Energy Agency, but called on ordinary citizens to raise alarms with their own politicians too.

"Russian propaganda has warned in the past that it would cover the world in nuclear ash. Now this isn’t just a warning, this is real."

Slowed down security camera footage from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant appears to show a fire at Europe's largest nuclear facility.

According to Mayor Dmytro Orlov of nearby Enerhodar: "Continuous enemy shelling of [the plant's] buildings and units" seemed to cause a fire at the nuclear station.

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Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson says the "reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe", according to a readout from a call between Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The call took place shortly after news broke about a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeast Ukraine.

A Downing Street spokeswoman called the situation "gravely concerning", adding: "Both leaders agreed that Russia must immediately cease its attack on the power station and allow unfettered access for emergency services to the plant."

Johnson also said that the UK would "do everything it could to ensure the situation did not deteriorate further".

He is seeking an emergency UN Security Council meeting in the coming hours, and that the UK would raise the issue immediately with Russia and close partners.

"Both leaders agreed a ceasefire was crucial," said the Downing Street spokeswoman.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that it has spoken with Ukrainian leadership, as we reported earlier, and has been told that "essential" equipment at the plant is still functioning.

"Ukraine tells IAEA that fire at site of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has not affected essential' equipment, plant personnel taking mitigatory actions," the agency posted on Twitter.

The head of the Zaporizhzia regional state administration says that the safety of the Zaporizhzia power plant is "secured".

Alexander Starukh posted just one sentence on Facebook, saying that he had spoken to the director of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Enerhodar, and had been assured of its safety.

"The director of the ZNPP assured me that at the moment, the nuclear security of the object is secured," he wrote.

It comes as top Ukrainian officials have warned of a possible nuclear meltdown due to reported Russian shelling there.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is appealing for urgent help amid reports that Russian forces have shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

In an emergency address from Kyiv, where it is in the pre-dawn hours, Zelensky warned of a possible nuclear disaster.

"Europeans, please wake up!" he pleads.

US President Joe Biden and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi have both spoken with Zelensky's leadership team.

The IAEA is appealing for a halt to the use of force near the plant, warning there will be severe dangers if reactors take a hit.

No change in radiation levels at the plant have been detected, but concerns linger amid reported continued Russian shelling.

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As we've been reporting, a fire has broken out near one of six nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southeast Ukraine.

Russian shelling on the facility continues and firefighters cannot get to the blaze yet, according to a plant spokesman.

Officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well as the US government have reportedly been in touch with Ukrainian authorities about the situation.

Graham Allison, a nuclear security expert at Harvard University, tells the BBC the reactor may melt down if the fire continues.

He warns that would prompt a release of radioactivity that contaminates the surrounding area for years, like during the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

But Allison cautions that it is still far too early to know what is happening at the plant.

He says workers - Ukrainians and potentially Russians too - are likely "working hard together to prevent something catastrophic".

The reactor in question is said to have been under renovation and that might suggest it contains less nuclear fuel, he noted.

Allison believes Russian forces may be trying to force the plant offline so as to cut off electricity in the surrounding area.

Ukraine's regulator told the IAEA there has been no change reported in radiation levels at the plant site, the nuclear agency has tweeted.

Zaporizhzhia contributes about one-quarter of Ukraine's power and is the largest in Europe.

Welcome to our continued live page coverage. Here's the latest as we begin day nine of the Russian invasion:

• A fire has broken out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe
• Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are shelling the plant
• The International Atomic Energy Agency has said it is in contact with Ukrainian authorities over the reports of shelling
• Meanwhile, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators said they have agreed to organise humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians
• The US and UK have passed additional sanctions targeting Russia's oligarchs
• The US and EU have agreed to provide temporary residence to fleeing refugees

Want to catch up more on our live reporting? Read all of the previous day's developments here.

Orla Guerin
BBC News, Kyiv, Ukraine

Day by day, Kyiv grows more tense.

Checkpoints, barricades, and roadblocks radiate from the imposing streets in the city centre to the motorways on the outskirts. Spiky metal tank traps - called hedgehogs - have mushroomed at strategic locations. Troops are more alert, checking every car. Some still smile and say "welcome", but many look distracted, already focusing on the battle to come.

It feels like Ukrainian forces in the capital are poised and ready to fight. This ancient city - with its elegant facades and onion domed churches - is now on a war footing.

Russia's advance has clearly not gone to plan for President Vladimir Putin. With the invasion now in its second week, his troops and tanks are still outside the capital - but maybe not for long. Ukrainian forces we spoke to on Thursday expect the Russians to reach Kyiv in a day or two.

So, deep in a forest on the outskirts of the city, men from Ukraine's territorial defence units are digging trenches.

"Welcome to our party," said the soldier who dropped us off, after a bumpy ride in the back of a military truck full of ammunition boxes.

The scene is somehow reminiscent of World War Two. There's no heavy machinery, just a shovel in every hand. It's a rush job to block the path of Russian forces. We cannot identify the location. One man wields a chain saw, doing battle with a stubborn pine tree.

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Computer chip manufacturer Intel will stop all shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus.

“Intel condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia," the company said in a news release on Thursday.

Intel added that it is working with employees who have ties to the region and have launched a fundraising campaign that has already raised $1.2m (£900,000) for Ukrainians in need.

"We will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine and the global community in calling for an immediate end to this war and a swift return to peace,” the California-based company added.

It follows similar moves by other global computer chip manufacturers.

Russia does not produce large quantities of electronics, in part due to a lack of highest-end semiconductors needed for advanced computing.

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