The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Saturday that the connection between the last remaining main power line of the power plant and the supply grid had been interrupted. The IAEA was informed “on site today” that the plant would continue to supply electricity via a reserve line.
Meanwhile, the situation around the nuclear power plant occupied by Russia remains unclear. The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on Saturday accused the Ukrainian army of wanting to recapture the nuclear power plant despite the presence of international nuclear experts. 250 soldiers and “foreign mercenaries” were involved in the operation. The Russian army claims to have repelled the attack. The Ukrainian military in turn accused Russia of carrying out attacks in the direction of Zaporizhia on Saturday night.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant came under Moscow control in early March immediately after the Russian invasion. Multiple shelling of the power plant site and the neighboring town increased international fears of a possible nuclear catastrophe. Russia and Ukraine blame each other. With its six blocks and a net output of 5,700 megawatts, the nuclear power plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Before the Russian invasion, which started at the end of February, more than 10,000 people worked at the nuclear power plant.
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