The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, is under Russian control and has been the victim of several bombings.is completely disabledafter damage to the network communication lines, on Thursday, August 25, announced the Ukrainian operator Energoatom.
“The two reactors of the operating plant were disconnected from the network. As a result, the actions of the invaders caused a total disconnection of the Zaporozhye NPP from the power grid for the first time in its history.“Energoatom State Group reported on Telegram.
“Activities are underway to turn on the reactor”
Fires at the Zaporozhye TPP site, near the nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, caused the last line of communication connecting the site to the power grid to go down twice, according to a Ukrainian operator. “Earlier, three more communication lines were damaged as a result of terrorist attacksRussians, Energoatom continues.
According to the same source, the power supply of the nuclear power plant itself is carried out from the thermal power station. “Actions are underway to bring the reactor back online“, he added. For weeks, Moscow and Kiev have blamed each other for several bombings that targeted the nuclear plant, which has six reactors with a total capacity of 6,000 megawatts and has been occupied by Russian troops since March.
Ukraine also accuses Russia of keeping heavy weapons in the Zaporozhye power plant and using it as a base to attack Ukrainian positions. Moscow, for its part, denies that it has deployed weapons at the nuclear plant and assures that there are only security units there. Russia, in turn, accuses the Ukrainian forces of carrying out drone attacks in that place. The UN has called for a demilitarized zone around the nuclear plant to guarantee the security of the area and allow an inspection mission.
Source: Le Figaro
