Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine rebounds from Russian barrage, restores power supply

Ukrainian authorities scrambled to counter the consequences of the latest bombardment, part of a recurring cycle of urban smash-and-repair that has brought little change in the course of the war, which recently entered its second year.

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses power for sixth time since war began: Why this is dangerous

Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles on Thursday, knocking out power to Zaporizhzhia — Europe’s largest nuclear power station. This has caused concern with UN watchdog chief saying ‘if we allow this to continue time after time then one day our luck will run out’

Russia could use Europe’s largest atomic power station to fire on Ukrainian territory: Report

Ukraine’s nuclear company Energoatom said in a statement that Russian forces occupying the plant have placed several Grad multiple rocket launchers near one of its six nuclear reactors. It said the offensive systems are located at new “protective structures” the Russians secretly built

Russia accused of 'kidnapping' head of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Russian forces seized the director-general of the nuclear power plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 pm Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said

UK: Russia likely to step up Ukraine civilian target attacks as it suffers battlefield defeats

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was captured by Russian forces in March, but is operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off Sunday after repeated power failures because shelling put crucial safety systems at risk

Explained: Ukraine's threatened Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant shuts down

The last operating reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting

How dangerous is the situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?

Shelling at the power plant could badly damage the nuclear reactor and release radiation into the atmosphere. The reactors are built to withstand a minor internal explosion of a pressurised water pipe, but not a huge explosion

Ukraine: Russian forces fire on cities not far from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Russian grad missiles and artillery shells hit the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each about 10 kilometers and across the Dnieper river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, said governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region to AP

Russia assures Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘operating normally’

Russian forces seized the site amid fighting in early March that caused a large fire at a training facility at the plant

Ukraine crisis: Experts assess dangers following Russia’s attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

While these are not the same type of reactor as those at the Chernobyl plant, and are of a much safer design, this does not make them any less vulnerable to weapons of war