After this morning's massive Russian attack, Ukraine has disabled most of the remaining operating nuclear reactors. This is reported by Bloomberg.
According to employees of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) working at Ukrainian nuclear power plants, on Sunday only two of the nine reactors were generating electricity at full capacity. Generation has been reduced to 40-90% of capacity at other power units, the IAEA said in a statement.
The IAEA team based at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant reported hearing a loud explosion, and employees stationed at the site in Rivne said that high-voltage power lines were inaccessible. Both facilities are located in the west of Ukraine.
"The country's energy infrastructure is extremely vulnerable, which directly affects nuclear and physical security," said IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi, noting that inspectors are assessing the full extent of the damage.
It is noted that on Sunday The Russian Armed Forces carried out one of the largest strikes on objects on the Ukraine. About 120 cruise, ballistic and aeroballistic missiles and 90 drones were launched from bombers and ships, the ministry said. Air Forces of Ukraine.
As reported by EADaily, the Russian Armed Forces today launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles on critical energy infrastructure facilities operating in the interests of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine. This was stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
"This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long—range air- and sea-based weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles at critical energy infrastructure facilities that provided the work of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine and enterprises producing military products," the statement said.