The situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has become critical due to a prolonged power outage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his nightly video address.
“This is already the seventh day – and, by the way, this has never happened before – that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant has been in an emergency situation. The situation is critical. Because of Russian shelling, the plant has been disconnected from power, from the electricity grid. It is being supplied by diesel generators. This is extraordinary. Neither the generators nor the plant are designed for this, and they have never operated in such a mode for this long. And we already have information that one of the generators has failed,” he said.
According to him, Russian shelling is preventing repairs to the power lines serving the plant.
Zelensky stressed that the blackout at the Zaporizhzhia NPP was a threat to everyone.
He added that, in response to the situation, he held a meeting with the military and representatives of the Ministry of Energy, and instructed the government – the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – to draw the world’s attention to the issue. (Ukrinform)