New: Russian shelling has raised radioactive dust clouds around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, resulting in elevated radiation levels nearby, according to a Ukrainian military intelligence alert.
The ash has "a level of radiation that is at least 2.5 times higher than the natural background," notes the alert, which claims Russia is trying to blame Ukrainian forces for the issue. The alert doesn't specify any measured changes to radiation levels.
Link to the notice: gur.gov.ua/content/okupan…
.@iaeaorg Director General @rafaelmgrossi says now of recent damage near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine that he expects a mission to take place in the "next few days," adding he is hopeful to "reduce the risk of a severe nuclear accident in Europe." 
To be clear—and this is in the alert (linked above)—the alert is about ash pits of the thermal power plant, which is nearby the nuclear power plant, but is a non-nuclear power plant. There's been shelling in multiple locations in recent days and the two could be confused.
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