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Ukraine Narrowly Escapes Nuclear Catastrophe as Plant Loses Power, Zelenskiy Says

The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe's largest nuclear power plant was cut for hours, Ukraine's president said, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian shelling on Thursday had sparked fires in the ash…

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant partly reconnected to Ukraine grid

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says ‘radiation disaster’ narrowly avoided after all lines to plant cut during fighting

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still disconnected from grid, Ukraine's Energoatom says

All six reactors of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine are still disconnected from Ukraine's electricity grid, state nuclear company Energoatom said, a day after nearby fires allegedly caused by shelling caused the plant to go offline.

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US Warns Moscow Not to Divert Power from Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Washington on Thursday warned Russia against diverting energy from a nuclear plant Kyiv says was cut off from its grid, as calls for an independent inspection of the facility mount. Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is under occupation by Moscow's troops and was disconnected from the national power supply on Thursday,…

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Power restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant but situation still risky, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster as electricity to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was cut for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, allegations that Moscow denied. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris…

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Fear of 'nuclear catastrophe' after Europe's biggest power plant disconnects from grid

Fears of a nuclear catastrophe are now spreading across the continent as all six reactors at the plant have been disconnected for the first time ever

Irish Mirror

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily disconnected from grid

Fires at nearby coal power plant caused the site to be cut off from Ukraine’s national grid, state nuclear company says.

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Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cut off from Ukraine grid for first time

Nearby fires interfere with power lines connecting to nuclear plant

The Independent UK

Shelling temporarily disconnects Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine grid

Russian-held site forced to fall back on diesel generators, raising risk of catastrophic failure of cooling systems

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian nuclear plant briefly disconnected

KYIV: Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant was briefly disconnected from the country’s power grid for the first time in its history, according to Ukrainian officials, leading to large-scale power outages in nearly all the Russia-occupied cities of southern Ukraine.

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Key facts about the nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, raising the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) from the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chornobyl disaster.

Reuters

Vast nuclear plant held by Russia disconnects from Ukraine's grid - Energoatom

Ukraine said its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the Ukrainian grid for the first time ever on Thursday, fueling fears of a possible mishap at Europe's largest nuclear facility that is now under Russia's control.

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Explainer-The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

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Russian Missile Wounds 12 in Ukrainian Town Not Far from Nuclear Plant

A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram…

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Russian missiles rain on Ukraine as war nears half-year mark

Artillery shells rained down on a city near Europe's biggest nuclear plant and Russian missiles struck near the Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday, as Ukraine warned of the potential for more serious attacks by Russia as the war neared its six-month anniversary.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief Guterres visits Odesa, calls for full access to Ukrainian grain

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says more needs to be done to ensure full global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilisers on a visit to the Black Sea port of Odesa.

Reuters

Factbox-Ukraine's battlefield nuclear plant: what are the risks?

The world nuclear watchdog has said fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is "very alarming" and that it urgently needs to send inspectors to assess the risks.

The Guardian - UK

Macron calls Putin over fears Russia is weaponising captured nuclear plant

Putin agrees to allow inspectors to travel to Zaporizhzhia plant, French president says, amid fears of radioactive accident if it is taken off grid

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Ukraine says Russia plans to disconnect nuclear plant's blocks from grid

Ukraine's Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and to disconnect them from the Ukrainian power grid.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian attacks in Crimea weaken Russia’s military capacity

Week 25 of the war: Ukraine degrades Russia’s capabilities in the south but is yet to launch a major counteroffensive.

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Zelensky, Erdogan and UN chief Guterres to meet in Ukraine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is due to meet with the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey this Thursday and Friday, as Kyiv reported an "unprecedented" cyberattack on its nuclear energy agency's website.

France 24

UN inspectors need 'urgent' access to Ukraine nuclear plant, NATO says

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said it was “urgent” that the UN’s atomic watchdog be given access to inspect the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

Reuters

Under pressure: Ukrainians at nuclear plant work under Russian guns - technician

Ukrainian technicians at the Russian-held nuclear power plant hit by shelling work under the barrels of Russian guns and face huge pressure, but they are staying on to make sure there is no Chornobyl-style disaster, one of them said.

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Ukraine, Russia Accuse Each Other of Nuclear Plant Strikes

Kyiv and Moscow have exchanged blame for fresh shelling around Europe's largest nuclear facility, which is in Russia's control and has come under fire repeatedly in the past week. The Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces since March, and Kyiv has accused Moscow of basing…

France 24

Russia economy shrinks as sanctions take their toll amid Ukraine war

Russia's economy contracted by four percent year-on-year in the second quarter, the national statistics agency said Friday, as Western sanctions take their toll in the wake of Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine. Read FRANCE 24’s coverage of the day’s events as they unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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