The supply of electricity to the buildings of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which were removed from the operation due to the sharpening of the town of Slavutych by the Russian army, was completely restored. Referring to the Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlan Hrynčuková, the British BBC station informed about it on Thursday night.
- The supply of electricity to the Chernobyl power plant has been restored.
- The level of radiation in the device does not exceed the usual values.
- The Russian attack on Slavutsch caused a power outage for three hours.
- More than 20 drones were deployed in the attack.
- Chernobyl power plant is under the control of the Ukrainian army.
Hrynčuková said that The level of radiation in the facility does not exceed the usual values and residents are not at risk. The Minister thanked the powerists for their quick and efficient work and stressed that they “ensured security for the whole of Ukraine and Europe”.
Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Greenable in his post on the telegram platform specified that The outage of electricity in the Chernobyl power plant facilities as a result of the Russian attack on one of the substitutes in Slavutyč lasted more than three hours.
According to Zelensky, the attack on the slavutych was targeted and The Russians had to be aware of the consequences that their attack would cause. He added that, according to preliminary findings, more than 20 drones-apparently Russian-Iranian machines of the Shahid type, were deployed in the attack. Some of the drones were shot down, but they were sent in the waves to the attack to make the defense of the facility more difficult.
Ukrainian President pointed out that “Russia deliberately creates a threat of radiation incidents”, It uses the “weak position” of the International Atomic Energy Agency (MAAE) and its director Rafael Grossi, as well as the fact that The attention of the international community is not only focused on Ukraine.
AFP reported Wednesday informed that As a result of the attack remained without electricity a protective sarcophagus that isolated the destroyed fourth block of the former power plant and prevents the leakage of radioactivity into the surroundings. The Russian drone’s attack was damaged by sarcophagus in February, but according to the Ukrainian authorities, there was no increase in radioactivity in the area.
The Chernobyl power plant was the venue of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history on April 26, 1986. It was definitely parked in December 2000. After the challenging of Ukraine in February 2022, it was occupied by Russian soldiers who left it in April 2022. Since then, the power plant is under a special control of the Ukrainian army.
