US EditionZelenskyy accuses Russia of deliberately launching attack that cut Chornobyl power
Russian shelling and drone strikes caused power outages at Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plants, cutting power for over 307,000 people and raising safety concerns, officials said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of staging an attack that cut power to the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, stating it was a deliberate action using over 20 drones.
- The attack on Slavutych caused a blackout at Chornobyl, disrupting the containment unit for radioactive material, according to Ukraine's Energy Ministry.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed power fluctuations at Chornobyl but reported that emergency generators maintained safety.
- Zelenskyy emphasized that the circumstances suggest a deliberate attack by Russia, stating, 'The Russians could not have been unaware that a strike on facilities in Slavutych would have such consequences for Chornobyl.
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An airstrike on critical infrastructure in Ukraine has left the Chernobyl area without electricity. This means that there has been a three-hour power outage at the power plant in the part responsible for keeping the radiation from the melted down reactor at bay.
Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger safety at Chornobyl and at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia's sustained bombardment of Ukraine's power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster and as Europe's biggest atomic power plant remains disconnected from the grid, officials said.
Zelenskyy Warns Russian Drones Endanger Safety at Chernobyl and at Europe's Biggest Nuclear Plant
Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine's power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and as Europe’s biggest atomic power plant remains disconnected from the grid, officials said.
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of deliberately launching attack that cut Chornobyl power
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday accused Russia of trying to create the risk of nuclear incidents, alleging Moscow had deliberately staged an attack that cut off power to the decommissioned Chornobyl nuclear power station.
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Zelenskyy warns that Russian drones endanger Chernobyl and other nuclear plants in Ukraine
Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid are raising concerns about nuclear safety. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a drone attack cut power for over three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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