The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been disconnected from the electricity grid after a Russian shelling. Ukrainian operator Energoatom announced that the remaining power lines were hit and damaged. The nuclear power plant is powered only by diesel generators. The diesel stock is sufficient for 15 days. The nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe. It has long been occupied by Russian troops, but is run by Ukrainian workers.
The site of the power plant in the city of Enerhodar was repeatedly hit by shells, with the warring parties blaming each other. They accuse each other of risking a nuclear disaster. The city of Enerhodar is located in the Zaporizhzhya region, near the border with the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces continues to break out there.
“Dozens of attacks repulsed”
Heavy fighting is also being waged in the east of the country in the more than eight months of war. Ukraine mainly reports fighting around the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar in the Donbass. “Dozens of attacks in one day” were repulsed, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar said on Ukrainian television on Wednesday. If the Russian army advances, Ukraine will immediately respond with a counterattack.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia continued to attack infrastructure in several regions of the country with missiles and Iranian drones. Authorities in the Kharkiv area said five women and two men were injured in the attacks. The attackers also damaged four private homes, two high-rise buildings and a shop with artillery fire. Ukraine, for its part, reported the destruction of an ammunition depot.
Daily power outages
The Russian invaders recently targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Numerous power plants were affected and there are power cuts every day. The power supply in the Kiev region went out on Wednesday. Consumption has risen significantly – in order to avoid a massive power outage, it was decided to take this step, said Ukrenergo utility company in the capital.
Source: Krone
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