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Chernobyl nuclear plant ‘cut from power network’, says state energy company

Officials are said to be unable to monitor radiation levels at the facility after power was severed on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Evacuation efforts resume in Ukraine; power cut to Chernobyl plant

KOZELETS, Ukraine — As basic survival grows increasingly precarious, civilian evacuation efforts resumed Wednesday in Ukrainian cities battered by a Russian assault that shows no let-up after two weeks of relentless bombardment.

Los Angeles Times

IAEA says no critical impact on safety after power loss at Chernobyl

The loss of power at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine does not have any critical impact on safety, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Chernobyl radiation leak fears as Ukraine minister warns Putin’s 'barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger'

Russia has claimed control of the power plant, where there are fears over radioactive material

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine warns Chernobyl nuclear plant is without power

A loss of power at the plant could disrupt the cooling of radioactive material stored there.

Axios

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from Chernobyl plant

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, an environment ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Major risk of massive radiation leaks as electrical grids around Chernobyl 'damaged', claim Ukraine

Backup generators have only a 48-hour capacity to power the plant, after which dangerous radiations clouds could enter the air

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Ukraine calls for ceasefire to repair power line to Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday Russia must urgently observe a temporary ceasefire to allow repairs on a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, saying radiation could be leaked if an electricity outage continues.

Reuters

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK

Chernobyl: Why did Russian troops take control of infamous nuclear disaster site?

Officials say that Moscow now controls area in northern Ukraine after fire fight

The Independent UK

Chernobyl ‘cut off from grid by Russians’, sparking fears over cooling of spent nuclear fuel

Work to repair connection not possible because fighting is still under way

The Independent UK

Ukraine sees risk of radiation leak at Chernobyl, IAEA sees 'no critical impact' on safety

Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw "no critical impact on security".

Reuters

Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffers 'complete blackout' as fears grow over site

People in the region have been left horrified after Ukraine's national nuclear energy company says the lack of power at Chernobyl risks sending radioactive substances into the air

Daily Mirror

Ukraine does not know what's happening at occupied nuclear plants, says energy minister

The Ukrainian authorities do not know what the radiation levels are at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as they have not heard about what is happening there since it was seized by Russian troops, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Wednesday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA Says Loses Contact with Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that…

The Independent UK

Chernobyl warning as nuclear plant no longer sending safety signals after Russian seizure

‘Increasingly urgent’ to rotate staff working there since Russia took control, officials warn

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Wheat exports banned as civilians flee

Ukraine has banned wheat exports in an effort to stave off food shortages, civilians are seeking escape routes and concerns are intensifying over safety at the country's nuclear plants, including Chernobyl

The Independent UK

Live updates: Ukraine: Russian strike hits hospital

Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike has hit a children’s hospital and maternity facility in the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol

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The Times of India

Civilian casualties climb to 1,424 in Ukraine but likely many more, UN says: Key points

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday finally evacuated about 700 Indian students from Sumy in northeastern Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Fears for 'exhausted' staff trapped at Chernobyl plant in 'worsening' conditions

The UN's nuclear watchdog says monitoring systems are no longer transmitting data from the plant, which was the scene of the 1986 disaster, after it was taken over by Russian troops

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Strike hits Mariupol hospital complex

Ukraine news for March 9: Russian attack hits a children’s hospital in besieged port city, Ukrainian officials say.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Humanitarian corridors open in six cities, Ukraine authorities say — as it happened

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol there have been claims of shelling as elsewhere residents are looking to exit through humanitarian corridors.

Reuters

IAEA loses contact with safeguards monitoring systems at Chernobyl

Systems monitoring nuclear material at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl in Ukraine, which were taken over by Russian forces last month, have stopped transmitting data to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, it said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Chernobyl hero who 'saved the world' runs for his life as his home is blitzed by Russia

Alexei - or Oleksiy - Ananenko, 62, waded through radioactive water to successfully prevent a second cataclysmic explosion at the stricken Chernobyl nuclear reactor

Reuters

Russia backs IAEA chief's idea of Ukraine meeting but not at Chernobyl

Russia backs U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi's idea of a trilateral meeting with Ukraine on ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities there during Russia's invasion but not at Chernobyl as Grossi wants, Moscow's envoy to the watchdog said.

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