US EditionUkraine's Chernobyl Plant Reconnected to Grid After Russian Strikes
Ukraine's Ministry of Energy restored power to all Chernobyl facilities after Russian strikes, ensuring backup systems and monitoring remain active with no current radiological threat.
- On Tuesday morning, the International Atomic Energy Agency said the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant lost all external power, and power lines serving other Ukrainian nuclear plants were also affected.
- Ukraine said a major drone and missile assault early on Tuesday damaged electrical substations and power lines feeding nuclear sites, while the Kremlin denied responsibility.
- Kyiv officials reported 5,635 high‑rise buildings lost heating, nearly 80% had recently restored heat after outages on Jan. 9; as of Monday evening, Jan. 19, only 16 of nearly 6,000 remained without heating.
- IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said the agency is actively assessing nuclear safety after reported drone damage degraded the Chernobyl protective shelter and pierced its outer shell.
- Chernobyl's history shows the site’s last reactor closed in 2000 after the 1986 disaster that killed 31 people, while Ukraine declared a state of emergency in the energy sector last week.
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Russians are weaponising the safety of Chernobyl nuclear plant – Zelensky says
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system threaten nuclear safety and show Moscow is using the risk of nuclear disaster as a tool of coercion, Kyiv’s foreign minister said yesterday after the UN’s atomic watchdog said substations vital for nuclear safety were affected by strikes.
Ukraine's Chornobyl Nuclear Plant Lost All Power After Russia Attack: UN Watchdog
Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power plant, site of the world's worst civil nuclear catastrophe, lost all off-site power following widespread military activity on Tuesday morning, the UN atomic watchdog said in a post on X.
This is not the first time the Chernobyl sarcophagus has been targeted by Russian attacks. Last February, a warhead with high explosive potential had pierced the structure...
Chornobyl plant restores external power after temporary outage caused by Russian attack, according to Energy Ministry
The ministry said that despite overnight missile and drone strikes targeting key energy hubs supplying the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, all facilities at the plant — including the New Safe Confinement and spent nuclear fuel storage sites — are now receiving power from Ukraine's unified energy system and are operating as required.
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