MOSCOW – Russia’s defence ministry mentioned on Monday that Ukraine had shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy station, the most important in Europe, on Aug. 7, damaging high-voltage energy traces and forcing the plant to cut back its output.
In its day by day army briefing, the defence ministry mentioned Ukraine had shelled the ability station at round 12:40 p.m. (0940 GMT) from positions close to the city of Marhanets.
The shelling broken a high-voltage energy line supplying electrical energy to the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson areas – elements of that are underneath Russian management – in southern Ukraine, the ministry mentioned.
An influence surge additionally occurred on account of the shelling, Moscow mentioned, triggering a security system that reduce off the ability provide, it added.
Kyiv has denied attacking the plant. Ukraine’s state nuclear energy firm Energoatom mentioned on Sunday that a employee had been wounded when Russian forces shelled the ability station on Saturday night.
Reuters was unable to confirm the battlefield experiences.
Russia additionally mentioned it had decreased the output of two of the reactors to “forestall disruption”, and that fireplace crews had extinguished a supply of smoke.
A Russian-installed official within the Zaporizhzhia area had mentioned earlier on Monday that the ability was working usually.
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