Ukraine war briefing: Attack cutting power to Chornobyl nuclear plant a global threat', says Zelenskyy

"Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of posing a threat to global security, after Kyiv said a Russian shelling attack cut power to the defunct Chornobyl nuclear plant. Every day that Russia prolongs the war, refuses to implement a full and reliable ceasefire, and continues striking all objects of our energy infrastructure including those critical to the safety of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities is a global threat, the Ukrainian president said."

"The site of Ukraine's defunct nuclear plant partially destroyed in a 1986 meltdown lost power on Wednesday after Russia shelled a nearby substation, Kyiv said. The UN's atomic energy watchdog said the blackout affected Chornobyl's confinement structure housing the plant's damaged reactor core, and that two emergency diesel generators were now supplying it with electricity. The incident comes eight days after the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine also lost power."

Russian shelling cut power to the defunct Chornobyl nuclear plant, forcing emergency diesel generators to supply the confinement structure housing the damaged reactor core. The UN atomic energy watchdog confirmed the blackout and generator use. The incident followed a similar loss of external power at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant, where operators have relied on backup generators for eight days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that continued strikes on energy infrastructure and refusal to implement a reliable ceasefire pose a global threat. The United States reportedly plans to provide intelligence to Ukraine for long-range strikes on Russian energy targets.

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