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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh

Russia accused of sabotaging last power line into Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Russia has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the last remaining power line into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after satellite imagery of the damaged area showed no sign of Ukrainian shelling that Moscow says is preventing a repair.

Outside power, normally used for cooling, has now been down for a record eight days, forcing the Russian operators of the plant in occupied Ukraine to rely on back-up diesel generators to avoid a meltdown of its six reactor cores.

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