UNITED24 Media
Ukraine has restored full power supply to the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant after a nighttime Russian missile and drone attack targeted energy hubs supplying the exclusion zone, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reported on January 20.
According to the ministry, the overnight strike on January 20 hit critical energy infrastructure that feeds facilities in the Chornobyl zone. Despite the attack, all facilities of the Chornobyl plant—including the New Safe Confinement and spent nuclear fuel storage sites—are now operating on power from Ukraine’s integrated energy system in normal mode.
Radiation levels at the industrial site and across the exclusion zone remain within controlled limits, and there is no immediate threat to the population or the environment.
The ministry said the plant has sufficient fuel reserves and fully functional backup power systems in case of further attacks, while energy workers and station staff continue enhanced monitoring.
“This is a gross and cynical violation of all fundamental principles of nuclear and radiation safety. By creating risks of power outages at Chornobyl facilities, the enemy is threatening the safety not only of Ukraine, but of the entire European continent,” the ministry wrote.