The Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster, has lost all external electricity supply.
According to international media, as reported by Telegrafi, the incident occurred following extensive military activity early Tuesday morning, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a post on X.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emphasized that several Ukrainian electrical substations critical to nuclear safety were affected by the military activity, while power lines supplying several other nuclear power plants were also impacted.
Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early Tuesday, cutting electricity and heating to thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Due to damage to the power grid in several regions caused by the Russian strikes, emergency power outages are currently in effect.
In other regions, energy restrictions for industry and hourly power outage schedules for the population have been implemented.
