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UN nuclear agency says no off-site power at Ukraine’s Chernobyl amid Russian strikes
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A photograph shows the New Safe Confinement at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant which cover the number 4 reactor unit on May 29, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant lost all off-site power and lines to other nuclear plants have also been affected, the UN nuclear agency says, as Russian bombardments targeted energy facilities across Ukraine.
“Several Ukrainian electrical substations vital for nuclear safety were affected by widespread military activity this morning,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi says on X.
“The IAEA is actively following developments in order to assess impact on nuclear safety.”
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