Ukraine War: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant back online as inspection prepared
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant occupied by Moscow’s troops came back online Friday, the state operator said, after Kyiv claimed it was cut from the national power grid by Russian shelling.
The plant — Europe’s largest nuclear facility — was severed Thursday from Ukraine’s power network for the first time in its four-decade history due to “actions of the invaders”, Energoatom said.
The operator said that as of 2:04 pm (1104 GMT) the plant “is connected to the grid and produces electricity for the needs of Ukraine” once again.
French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, warned “civil nuclear power must be fully protected” even in the event of war.
