Russian missiles threaten nuclear power plants: Ukraine is on the brink of an energy disaster

Share: Russian missiles and drones target substations that feed the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants. The large-scale attack overwhelmed Ukrainian air defense. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga called the strikes "well-planned" and called for an urgent meeting of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. "Russia is deliberately jeopardizing nuclear security in Europe," Sybiga said.

He called on all states that value nuclear security, including China and India, to demand that the Russian Federation stop its reckless attacks on nuclear facilities. In addition, the strikes destroyed the Zmiyiv and Trypil thermal power plants, which led to power outages in Kharkiv, Kyiv and other regions. "The power plants are on fire. . . currently the production of electricity is reduced to zero," the company "Centrenergo" reported.

We will remind you that attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure have been going on for several months. Missile and drone strikes are aimed at strategic facilities that provide power to nuclear and thermal power plants, and are aimed at destabilizing the country's energy system.

As a result of these actions, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians remain without electricity, and the restoration of damaged facilities requires significant resources and time, emphasizing the seriousness of the threat to national and regional energy security. As Focus reported, during the shelling on November 8, the Russians attacked the substations that feed the Rivne and Khmelnytsky nuclear power plants, carrying out targeted strikes on the objects.