Overview
- Ukraine's energy ministry reported power surges from strikes on Kyiv‑region energy infrastructure that left the shelter over reactor four without electricity.
- Specialists are working to restore off‑site power to the New Safe Confinement, according to the ministry.
- Officials did not provide details on any consequences from the blackout, and Russia did not immediately comment.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said ongoing attacks on energy and nuclear‑related facilities pose a threat to global security.
- The containment arch, completed in 2016 to isolate the destroyed reactor, was damaged in a February drone strike that authorities said did not raise radiation levels.