In Ukraine, power plant workers fight to save their ‘child’
1 year, 11 months ago

In Ukraine, power plant workers fight to save their ‘child’

Associated Press  

A POWER PLANT, Ukraine — Around some of their precious transformers — the ones that still work, buzzing with electricity — the power plant workers have built protective shields using giant concrete blocks, so they have a better chance of surviving the next Russian missile bombardment. Each Russian aerial strike causes more damage, leaves more craters and more blast holes in the walls already pockmarked by explosions, and raises more questions about much longer Ukraine’s energy workers will be able to keep homes powered, heated and lit in winter’s subzero temperatures. Power, in short, is hope in Ukraine and plant workers won’t let hope die. “We’re more scared for the equipment that is needed to provide light and heat.” Russian missile targeters seem to be learning as they go along, adapting their tactics to cause more damage, Oleh said.

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Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid

Associated Press  

On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from melted snow leak through gaping holes in its battered roof. Workers at a thermal power plant that’s supposed to produce electricity are walking on frozen floors and using firewood to keep warm,” Oleksandr, 52, head of the Production …

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia's pounding of the country's power grid
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia's pounding of the country's power grid

New Indian Express  

On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from melted snow leak through gaping holes in its battered roof. Several weeks earlier, the facility was targeted by a Russian air attack that left scorch marks, shrapnel scars on the walls, and missile fragments scattered across the production …

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaves over a million without power

Firstpost  

Russia’s overnight strikes on energy infrastructure impacted Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s top private power company DTEK A window is illuminated in a residential building during a power outage after a morning Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2024. Reuters Over a million people were reported without power across …

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted a “massive” missile and drone attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, officials said, adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter. Ukrainian officials have in the past accused Russia of “weaponizing winter.” Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been destroyed during the almost three years …

Ukraine: Power cut to more than a million homes after major Russian attack on energy facilities
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ukraine: Power cut to more than a million homes after major Russian attack on energy facilities

CNN  

CNN — More than a million households were left without power in Ukraine after a widespread Russian aerial attack targeted critical energy infrastructure facilities, authorities in the country said Thursday. Ukraine’s energy supplies have been repeatedly targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion began in February 2022, causing rolling blackouts. Ukraine’s energy system came “under massive enemy attack,” overnight, Energy …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Maxim Timchenko, who runs the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed. “Sit and wait and pray that they don’t hit us, or do our job and …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, …

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
1 month ago

Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

New Indian Express  

Russian forces continue to make small but steady gains in capturing Ukrainian territory at a time when there are questions about how much the United States, which has been providing weapons and money, will continue to support the country once President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January. Whatever the future, the decentralized nature of some clean energies, in particular wind …

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Underground Schools Offer Safe Haven Amid Nuclear Shadow

Associated Press  

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been under repeated attacks, posing a significant threat from both bombs and radiation. Despite being in cold shutdown for two years, the plant's external electrical supply is cut off for extended periods, increasing the risk of a large-scale meltdown. The plant's safer design compared to Chernobyl reduces the immediate threat of a …

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

The Independent  

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A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
3 months ago

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s badly damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center — a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system. The exhibition by private energy company DTEK, a nongovernmental organization and Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy opened on Thursday with …

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
3 months ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN

Al Jazeera  

International Energy Agency separately warns that the coming winter would prove to be the ‘sternest test yet’ for Ukraine’s energy grid. “Russia is trying to plunge Ukraine in the dark with targeted attacks on its energy systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday as she announced that 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian …

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency’s inspections to include critical electricity supplies. No cooling, then maybe you have a disaster.” Earlier, Grossi posted on X that …

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Facing constant threat of Russian strikes on their energy grid, Ukrainians have learned to live with blackouts

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — When hundreds of Russian missiles and drones assaulted Ukraine on Monday morning, Victoria Novorzhytska’s power went out first. “The key task is to get through the winter, to provide energy supply to critical infrastructure, people and the economy,” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told reporters on Tuesday. Maksym Holubchenko, a 25-year-old barista in Kyiv said his cafe’s …

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike
4 months, 1 week ago

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sustains damage after Ukrainian strike

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-12 10:29 This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 11, 2024, shows a fire at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE MOSCOW -- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has sustained serious damage for the …

Ukraine’s ‘heroic’ electricians risk lives to restore power supply near the front
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s ‘heroic’ electricians risk lives to restore power supply near the front

The Hindu  

Vitaliy Asinenko watched anxiously as his colleague sat perched on a crane, hovering over power cables in a village just a few kilometres from the frontline in east Ukraine. “We have to make sure that the civilian refuge point and the humanitarian aid distribution points have power,” Mr. Vitaliy explained. ‘Possible targets’ “Three months ago, it was quieter,” Mr. Vitaliy …

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system
6 months ago

Russia’s shifting tactics put unprecedented pressure on Ukraine’s already hobbled power system

CNN  

Kyiv CNN — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.” The 35-year-old has had to adapt to life in her high-rise Kyiv apartment block with her active 3-year-old daughter, Varia. On Saturday, “massive” Russian missile attacks hit several Ukrainian energy facilities, leaving thousands without power, officials said. …

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three
6 months ago

Russia hits Ukraine energy facilities, apartment block killing three

Al Jazeera  

Russia has relied increasingly on guided bombs dropped from a distance that involve fewer risks for its forces. Russian guided bombs struck an apartment building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three people, wounding 29 and prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call for more help from Kyiv’s allies. Energy facilities targeted Overnight, Russia also launched a series of strikes …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province. Russia’s coordinated new offensive has centered on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, but seems to include testing Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk farther south, while also launching …

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns …

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage

The Hindu  

Russia pummelled Ukraine's energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack Saturday, injuring at least 19 people, local officials said. Ukraine's largest private energy firm, DTEK said that two of its power plants had been seriously damaged in what it said was the sixth attack on the company's plants in two and a half months. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Energy Minister, …

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with fresh barrage
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with fresh barrage

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pummeled Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack Saturday, injuring at least 19 people, local officials said. Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK said that two of its power plants had been seriously damaged in what it said was the sixth attack on the company’s plants in two and a half months. Meanwhile, …

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with ‘massive’ attack
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with ‘massive’ attack

LA Times  

Ukrainian rescuers work at a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in the Kyiv region on Wednesday. Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “massive” attack on the day the country celebrates the defeat of …

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

LA Times  

Workers remove debris from the roof of a damaged thermal power plant after a Russian attack in Ukraine this week. Staffers worry they will lose the race to prepare for winter unless Ukraine’s allies come up with air-defense systems like U.S.-made Patriot missiles to stop more destruction on already damaged plants. The Associated Press on Thursday visited a plant owned …

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Send us Patriots: Ukraine’s battered energy plants seek air defenses against Russian attacks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly hit by Russian aerial attacks, equipment department chief Oleh has a one-word answer when asked what Ukraine’s battered energy industry needs most: “Patriot.” Ukrainian energy workers are struggling to repair the damage from intensifying airstrikes aimed at pulverizing Ukraine’s energy grid, hobbling the economy and sapping the public’s morale. Workers stand …

Ukraine calls for energy savings amid Russian strikes
8 months ago

Ukraine calls for energy savings amid Russian strikes

The Hindu  

A major Ukrainian power company and the government on April 18 urged businesses to limit energy use during peak evening hours after a series of Russian strikes on the war-battered country's electricity grid. Russian forces have renewed coordinated aerial attacks on Ukraine's energy production facilities, including hitting a major power plant near the capital Kyiv last week. The Energy Ministry …

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack

Al Jazeera  

The Trypilska thermal power station, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv region, was destroyed by Russian missiles on April 11. Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed. The Trypilska thermal power plant, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv …

Ukraine 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says
8 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine 'ran out' of missiles to defend key plant, Zelensky says

The Hindu  

Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky's warning came as overnight storms put further strain on Ukraine's fragile energy system, cutting power to thousands of people. "Due to the bad weather, 173 settlements in four regions are without power supply," Ukraine's …

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants
8 months, 1 week ago

Massive attack by Russia destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

The Hindu  

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged others, officials said, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy …

Russian air strikes destroy major power plant near Ukrainian capital Kyiv
8 months, 1 week ago

Russian air strikes destroy major power plant near Ukrainian capital Kyiv

ABC  

​ In short: Russian drones and missiles have reportedly destroyed a power plant near Kyiv. Russian drones and missiles have reportedly destroyed a power plant near Kyiv. Russia has launched an attack on Kyiv's biggest power plant, with Ukraine warning it is running low on air defences. A senior official at Centrenergo, the company that runs the Trypilska plant just …

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
8 months, 1 week ago

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Associated Press  

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest power plants and damaged others, officials said Thursday, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Speaking in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin cast the attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Ukrainian strikes that targeted Russian oil refineries. At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged …

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Status of Ukraine nuclear power plant is ‘extremely serious,’ U.N. watchdog says

LA Times  

People pay respect Tuesday to Ukrainian servicemen Serhiy Konoval and Taras Petrushun, who were killed in a battle with Russian troops, during a funeral ceremony in Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine. An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious …

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Al Jazeera  

Russian-installed officials at the plant say radiation levels remain normal after the attack. Russia, which occupies the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southern Ukraine, has accused Kyiv of attacking a dome above one of the plant’s shutdown reactors. The Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, has come under regular attack from Kyiv’s forces since 2022, with 25 people …

Russia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics

Associated Press  

When the Russian barrage hit the Ukrainian power plant, a worker named Taras was manning the control panel — a crucial task that required him to stay as the air-raid siren blared and his colleagues ran for safety. The operating room destroyed by a Russian missile attack at DTEK’s power plant in Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Engineer Oleksandr …

Two dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Two dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

The Hindu  

A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another man died in an attack in the northeast officials said on March 31. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were left without power Sunday after debris from a downed Russian drone caused a blaze at an energy facility, Gov. Ukrainian energy …

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s attacks on such infrastructure in recent days have also caused severe power outages. Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have killed two people, one in the country’s western Lviv region, the other in an attack in the northeast, officials said. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were left without power after debris from a downed Russian drone …

2 killed as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

2 killed as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

LA Times  

A student of Kyiv State Arts Academy paints as other students and volunteers clear the rubble Saturday after the academy was partially ruined during the Russian missile attack a few days ago. A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another died in an attack in the northeast, officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, …

Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Ukraine's air force said on Saturday that Russia launched 12 Shahed drones overnight, nine of which were shot down, and fired four missiles into eastern Ukraine. Russia unleashed a barrage of 38 missiles, 75 airstrikes and 98 …

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up
9 months ago

‘Imagine if just one dam is hit’: Russian-Ukrainian energy war heats up

Al Jazeera  

Moscow is targeting Ukraine’s energy hubs with intensity after a string of successful Ukrainian attacks inside Russia. Friday’s attacks with about 60 drones and 90 missiles killed at least two people, wounded scores, struck Ukraine’s largest dam and severed the power supply to the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, officials said. Energoatom, Ukraine’s main nuclear agency, said the Zaporizhzhia plant was …

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
9 months ago

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election. “It is important to understand the cost …

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation
9 months ago

Russia launches sweeping attack on Ukraine’s power sector, a sign of possible escalation

LA Times  

Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a preordained election. “It is important to understand the cost of delays and …

No power in many Ukraine homes after Russian drone attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No power in many Ukraine homes after Russian drone attack

The Hindu  

Ukraine said that tens of thousands of people were without power after a barrage of two dozen Russian drones damaged energy infrastructure in the centre of the country. The overnight attack echoed the systematic bombardments by Russian forces last winter that left millions in Ukraine without power, heating or water for extended stretches. The air force said Moscow had launched …

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions
1 year ago

UN: Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, worsening humanitarian conditions

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the war-torn country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already arrived, U.N. officials said Wednesday. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told the U.N. Security Council that Russia’s continuing daily attacks on Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure have resulted in civilian casualties, and Moscow recently escalated its …

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian insiders talk to Al Jazeera about life at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was taken over in the early days of the war. The occupiers paid workers in the Russian rouble, while they still received the hryvnia from Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom – until it found out about their “volunteer collaboration”, fired them, and stopped transferring wages. Even …

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of preparing imminent attack on nuclear plant

LA Times  

Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, which is located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops, but neither side provided evidence to support its claims of an imminent threat. Citing intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged Tuesday night that Russian troops had placed “objects resembling …

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part in a drill Thursday to prepare for a potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Dozens of civilians joined the drill on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located around 100 …

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN nuclear chief says large Ukraine atomic power plant held by Russia faces ‘dangerous situation’

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and as Ukraine’s military Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday. When asked about Ukraine’s plans, Grossi noted that Russia controlled the plant and that it …

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
1 year, 6 months ago

Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on June 10, while the country's nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown” for safety as Russia's war on Ukraine drags on through its 16th month. After Russian forces pummeled Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight resulting in deaths …

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
1 year, 6 months ago

UN Asks Russia, Ukraine to Protect Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

News 18  

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to “concrete principles” to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine’s southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, has been a concern since Russian forces seized it over a year ago during Moscow’s war on its neighbor. …

Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant faces possible staffing crunch
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant faces possible staffing crunch

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia intends to relocate around 3,100 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company claimed Wednesday, warning of a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has previously complained that Russia wasn’t adequately supplying his fighters and said on Telegram on Wednesday that …

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