Ukraine: Two units at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant disconnected from the grid due to fires
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Two operating power units at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine have been disconnected from the grid due to fires at a nearby thermal power plant, Ukraine's Energoatom said on Thursday.
Lines connecting the power plant to the Ukrainian grid were disconnected twice on Thursday due to these fires, the company stressed. Other lines, the company said, were damaged by Russian shelling. Thus, for the first time in history, the power plant was completely disconnected from the grid.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian forces on the night of 3-4 March. Russian soldiers and employees of the Russian company Rosatom are stationed at the facility. According to the Ukrainian side, Russian troops are shelling the area around the plant, posing a serious risk of a nuclear disaster.
Source: PAP
