Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to reactivate the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine and informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of this. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes this, explaining that the IAEA has received a report from inspectors in Zaporizhzhia according to which the Kremlin intends reactivate at least one of the plant’s reactors this year. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, is currently under Russian control.
Last of the six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia plant shut down
The last of the six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shut down, where fighting continues. The Russian authority that manages the site made this known via Telegram, explaining that there was no leakage of radioactivity during the operation conducted in compliance with the required standards. All six reactors of the plant are now in a cold shutdown state, which is considered the safest to avoid accidents. In recent days the plant was attacked with drones, so much so that the IAEA spoke of a dangerous situation. Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the attack.
Podolyak: “Air defenses overwhelmed by Russian attacks on power plants”
Ukraine’s air defenses are overwhelmed by the commitment, put in place for try to counter Russian attacks on the country’s power plants. This was stated by the advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, during an interview with the Guardian. The Russian armed forces are using new tactics, he explains, attacking the plants with ”10-12 missiles at a time”, bypassing Patriot and other missile shields.
“The system is overloaded – said Podolyak -. Now we have to see if we can keep the system functioning, if we need more air defense systems, especially against ballistic missiles and if we can restore the destroyed structures”. Podolyak said stressed that Ukraine is seeking help from its allies to better deal with the threat, but is running out of ammunition.
