Power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were down for several hours but were restored after action from Ukraine's power distribution operator. Nuclear safety remains critically low, according to the IAEA. Shelling by Russian forces cut the last power line to the plant, which relies on power to cool its nuclear fuel. In a separate incident, a large attack involving over 550 Russian drones and missiles targeted Kyiv, resulting in casualties and described by Ukrainian officials as a terrorist act following a call between the U.S. and Russian leadership.
All external power lines supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine were down for several hours, but later restored after 3 hours.
Nuclear safety remains extremely precarious in Ukraine, especially following power loss at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant which requires power to cool nuclear fuel.
Ukraine’s energy minister blamed Russian shelling for severing the last power line to the Zaporizhzhia plant, which switched to diesel generators during the outage.
The overnight assault involved over 550 Russian drones and ballistic missiles, resulting in one death and 23 injuries, described by Zelenskyy as a deliberate act of terror.
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