Overview
- The nuclear watchdog said damage to key substations severed one external power line each at the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi plants, posing immediate risks to nuclear safety.
- Following the disruptions, Ukraine lowered output at the affected reactors, and the IAEA and Reuters reported Rivne reduced two of its four units, indicating three sites were impacted.
- Kyiv authorities reported sweeping outages after this week’s attacks, with a city representative saying repairs could take at least ten years.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said a strike on the Sloviansk thermal power plant killed two people.
- G7 energy ministers condemned Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and pledged support to sustain winter supplies and rebuild damaged infrastructure.