Ukraine: Russia wants to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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Russian attack damages port, energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region
Overnight, Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa, injuring five people and damaging port and energy infrastructure, according to the region’s governor.
According to local Governor Oleh Kiper’s post on Telegram, the attack cut power to 30,000 consumers and set containers with vegetable oil and wood pellets on fire in the port.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been increasingly targeting each other’s energy infrastructure in reciprocal drone attacks.
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Russia prepares to restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — report
Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company, Rosatom, is preparing to restart the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, which cited Rosatom’s head, Alexey Likhachev.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear facility in Europe. It has six VVER-1000 V-320 reactors, which are Soviet-designed, water-cooled, and water-moderated. These reactors contain uranium-235. All reactors are currently shut down.
Russian forces occupied the Ukrainian power plant in the early days of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and it is still under Russian control.
The plant has been disconnected from the power grid for over a week. It now relies on backup generators to power cooling systems and other safety mechanisms.
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Drones attack energy facilities in Russia’s Volgograd region
Fires broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia’s Volgograd region as a result of a drone attack, Governor Andrei Bocharov said. He added that firefighters are currently fighting the fires.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, including nine over the Volgograd region.
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As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues, ahead of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom is preparing to restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
The Ukrainian plant, which is the largest in Europe, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early days of their full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, both Ukraine and Russia continue their reciprocal drone attacks.
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