Ukraine: Russian shelling damaged nuclear plant power lines
By HANNA ARHIROVA
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s nuclear operator says Russian shelling damaged power lines connecting Europe’s largest nuclear power plant to the Ukrainian grid. That leaves the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant again relying on emergency generators. State nuclear operator Energoatom says the generators have enough fuel to maintain the plant for 15 days. The plant needs electricity to cool its spent fuel. Russia and Ukraine have traded blame for shelling near the facility. In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry called in Britain’s ambassador on Thursday. The ministry says Deborah Bronnert was summoned about the alleged participation of British instructors in a Saturday drone attack on the facilities of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Bronnert didn’t comment after the meeting.
