The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces, has "
lost connection again
" to the electricity grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose experts are on site, announced in a statement on Saturday.
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This incident, which had already occurred on August 25, occurred "
after new bombings in the area
", according to information provided by the Ukrainian authorities to the UN body.
However, the site continues to operate "
thanks to a help line
", specifies the IAEA.
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The Zaporizhia power plant, the largest in Europe, fell to Russian troops in March, shortly after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, and its site was targeted by several bombardments raising fears of a nuclear disaster. .
kyiv and Moscow reject responsibility for these strikes.
Thursday, after having inspected these facilities with a team from his organization, the director of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said he had found that the "
physical integrity
" of the plant had been "
violated on several occasions
", stressing that it was “
something that cannot continue to happen
”.