No electricity at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

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Published 11.36

 

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, captured on a surveillance camera in 2024. Photo: Ukrainian authorities/AP/TT

An attack has cut off the electricity supply to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, the UN atomic energy agency IAEA announced.

No elevated radioactivity has been recorded, the IAEA wrote in a statement, adding that diesel generators are currently used to power important functions, including cooling systems.

It is not clear who is behind the attack at the plant, which is Europe's largest nuclear power plant. It occurred on Wednesday evening and was aimed at a nearby transformer station.

Kiev and Moscow have repeatedly accused each other of risking disaster by attacking the nuclear power plant and its surrounding area.

The blackout is the 19th since Russia's full-scale offensive war against Ukraine began in February 2022.