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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe, and supplies one fifth of Ukraine's energy. Russian troops took control of it shortly after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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November 11, 2024

Ukraine updates: Russian strikes kill 5 in southern regions

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A drone view shows an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strikein Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.

Record numbers of Russian attacks across Ukraine

Record numbers of Russian attacks across Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities are warning that Russia is warming up for a massive attack.
ConflictsNovember 11, 202401:40 min
Spent nuclear fuel storage grounds at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: How safe is the nuclear plant?

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: How safe is the nuclear plant?

The International Atomic Energy Agency warned Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant was 'dangerously close to an accident.'
ScienceApril 16, 2024
A bombed out building in Mariupol

One year on: Life in Russian-annexed eastern Ukraine

One year on: Life in Russian-annexed eastern Ukraine

One year ago, Russia announced the annexation Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya regions.
ConflictsSeptember 30, 2023
Two fighters sitting in a tank driving along a dusty country road

Ukraine's counteroffensive breakthrough: What does it mean?

Ukraine's counteroffensive breakthrough: What does it mean?

For weeks, Ukraine's counteroffensive seemed to be faltering. Now, troops have broken through Russian defenses.
ConflictsSeptember 5, 2023
Three Ukrainian servicemen seen at their positions in a forest near Robotyne

Ukraine announces full recapture of Robotyne

Ukraine announces full recapture of Robotyne

After weeks of fighting, Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian defensive lines in the Zaporizhzhia region.
ConflictsAugust 28, 202301:50 min
A security person stands in front of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine: What's the worst-case scenario for Zaporizhzhia?

Ukraine: What's the worst-case scenario for Zaporizhzhia?

Kyiv has warned that Russia might be planning detonations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. What could happen?
ConflictsJuly 5, 2023
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Zaporizhzhia, buildings and reactors

Zaporizhzhia plant no longer connected to Ukraine grid

The national nuclear power authorities assume the Kremlin intends to connect the plant to Russia's power network.
PoliticsNovember 7, 2022
the six reactors at the the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Russia could shutter Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The deteriorating situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine includes reports of shelling.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 18, 2022
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