Overview
- The IAEA reported that military activity damaged substations critical to reactor safety near the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi nuclear plants.
- Following the incidents, the Rivne plant reduced output at two of its four reactors as a precautionary measure.
- Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry alleged deliberate targeting of plant power supplies and labeled the actions a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
- G7 energy ministers meeting in Toronto condemned strikes on Ukraine’s energy system and pledged support to help cover the country’s energy needs.
- Russian authorities said air defenses downed three Ukrainian drones near Moscow and 38 over southern regions and Crimea, while Ukraine’s intelligence claimed drone damage to a fuel pipeline near the capital and officials in Poltava reported a gas facility fire after a Russian strike.