VIENNA (AP) — Russia may eventually restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it seized in southeastern Ukraine but shares the view of international monitors that it’s not practical and possibly dangerous to do so now, the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said he gained an understanding of […]
Russia and Ukraine must avoid actions that “jeopardise nuclear safety”, a UN watchdog has said, after a drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant. Russia said Ukraine was behind the attack, which it said injured three people. Ukraine has denied involvement. The giant Russian-held nuclear plant, with six reactors, is on the frontline of the […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.” In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine attacked the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Sunday, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit that caused no damage, the plant’s Russian-installed administration said in a statement. Earlier, the administration reported a drone attack that damaged a truck parked near the station’s canteen, Russian state news […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A backup power line supplying the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has gone down, the Russian-controlled management of the plant said on Thursday. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company, Energoatom, said the main 750 kilovolt (kV) power line, recently restored by Ukrainian engineers, was still running. The six reactors at the […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi held “tense” talks over safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with Russian officials on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agencies reported. Russian forces seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in their 2022 invasion of Ukraine and have occupied […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Zaporizhzhia resident who was allegedly preparing a bomb attack against a post office in cooperation with Russian intelligence services, the SBU said on March 5. Zaporizhzhia is a city in southeastern Ukraine some 35 kilometers north of the front line that has been repeatedly targeted by Russian […]
There are no Energoatom personnel left at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). Source: Petro Kotin, Acting Chairman of the Energoatom Board, at an event dedicated to the second anniversary of the occupation of ZNPP, which took place on 4 March 2022, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine Quote: “Our experienced staff is no longer present […]
Russia launched an artillery attack against the village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast’s Vasylivka district on Feb. 26, injuring two men, Governor Ivan Fedorov said. The victims were provided with medical attention, the governor noted. Further details about the damage dealt to the village are being determined. Prymorske lies on the east bank of the […]
Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national energy company, has reported that it has recovered the reliability of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s power grid. Source: Ukrenergo Quote: “The 330kV overhead line that ensures backup power supply to the facilities at the nuclear power plant site has been repaired and put back into operation.” “The damaged area was located […]
A 330 kV high-voltage power line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has been severed due to military action. Restoration efforts will commence once workers can do so safely. Source: Ukraine’s Energy Ministry Furthermore, repair is underway on the 330 kV high-voltage power line that supplied the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The plant’s systems remain operational on […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims it had prevented an assassination attempt of a “political figure” in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti said on Feb. 19. The FSB alleged that the attempted assassination was carried out by Russian citizen Vitali Dyatlenko, supposedly recruited by the Security Service of […]