Zaporizhzhia power plant suffers blackout after Russian strikes

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    A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

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    The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has actually been inhabited by Russian forces for months (Picture: Reuters)

    The biggest nuclear reactor in Europe is presently in a state of blackout after Russia let loose an over night rocket barrage inUkraine

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    The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is inhabited by Russian forces, lost power last night, nuclear state operator Energoatom stated.

    This is the 6th time the station has lot power because it was taken control of by Russia months earlier, requiring it to count on 18 diesel generators which can run the station for 10 days.

    The United Nations’ nuclear chief, Rafael Grossi, provided a cautioning about duplicated power failures at the website today.

    He stated: ‘Each time we are rolling a dice, and if we allow this to continue time after time then one day our luck will run out.’

    It follows Russia fired more than 80 rockets, with Ukraine’s military stating 8 drones were included.

    Nuclear plants require consistent power to run cooling systems and prevent a disaster.

    ‘The countdown has begun,’ Energoatom stated.

    Ukraine’s energy minister Herman Halushchenko condemned the rocket strikes as‘another barbaric massive attack on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine’

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    Three Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region are seen at dawn in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

    Three Russian rockets released versus Ukraine from Russia’s Belgorod area are seen in Kharkiv (Picture: AP)

    People shelter inside a subway station during a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Yarysh

    People shelter inside a train station throughout a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv (Picture: Reuters)

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    He stated centers inKyiv,Mykolaiv,Kharkiv,Zaporizhzhia,Odesa,Dnipropetrovsk andZhytomyr areas have actually been targeted.

    Four individuals passed away in theLviv area after a rocket struck a house, guvMaksymKozytskyi stated.

    Three structures were gutted by fire after the strike and rescue employees were combing through debris searching for more possible victims.

    A 5th individual was eliminated and 2 others injured in several strikes in theDnipropetrovsk area which targeted its energy facilities and commercial centers, guv(*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )Lysak stated.

    Air raid sirens wailed through the night throughoutUkraine, consisting of the capital,Kyiv, where surges took place in 2 western locations of the city.

    Emergency workers extinguish fire in vehicles at the site of a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
    Emergency employees snuff out vehicles on fire inKyiv(PictureReuters)
    Rescuers work at a site of residential buildings destroyed by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv region, Ukraine.
    Rescuers work at domestic structures struck byRussian rockets inLviv(Picture:Reuters)
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    The alarm in(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )was raised right before 8am, with the air raid sirens falling quiet after 7 hours

    The rocket barrage struck asRussia pressed its advance inUkraine’s eastern fortress ofBakhmut, where a grinding battle in between the 2 sides has actually gone on for 6 months and lowered the city to a smouldering wasteland.

    The last significantRussian offending occurred onFebruary16

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