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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison and Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv

Shelling temporarily disconnects Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine grid

Aerial view of fires around the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday.
Aerial view of fires around the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday. Photograph: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery/Reuters

Fires caused by shelling cut the last remaining power line to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Thursday, temporarily disconnecting it from Ukraine’s national grid for the first time in nearly 40 years of operation, the country’s nuclear power firm, Energoatom, has said.

There have been growing international concerns about safety at Europe’s largest nuclear plant. It has been occupied by Russian forces since the start of the war, and they are now using it to house military vehicles and equipment.

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