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Fire has started on the territory of the Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar a a result of the Russians' continuous shelling in close proximity to the buildings and units of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, city Mayor wrote t.me/orlovdmytroEn/…

Reportedly, firefighters could finally enter the power plant, Oblast Head said. At the same time, the battle continues as the Russians try to seize power plant from the National Guard. More info to follow

4:10 EET "Nuclear safety in Enerhodar is violated. We are doing everything possible, but the fire continues, firefighters were blocked. There are huge risks as fighting continues at the station," - director of the state nuclear company Enerhoatom t.me/energoatom_ua/…

6:20 EET The fire in the nuclear power plant was eliminated by 40 firefighters who worked there, State Rescue Service reports. bit.ly/3CgoOvA

As of 7:00 EET, the radiation background in the Zaporizhia Oblast remains unchanged and doesn't pose a threat to life and health, Zaporizhia Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports, according to Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration.

08:13 EET Zaporizhzhya NPP site seized by Russian military forces - Ukraine's State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation says, according to the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration. t.me/zoda_gov_ua/49…

08:33 EET The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant's administrative building and the checkpoint at the station are under the control of the invaders. - Ukrainian regulator Energoatom.
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The Zaporizhia NPP's staff continues to work on power units, ensuring the stable operation of nuclear facilities. The radiation background is normal. - Energoatom

"Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the Ukrainian defenders" of the Zaporizhia NPP, - Energoatom

09:15 EET Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration:
"In a phone conversation with Ukraine's Armed Forces, Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov noted that the evacuation plan in case of an accident at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is ready but no one is being evacuated yet" 1/

"One power unit out of six is ​​operating. Zaporizhia NPP personnel monitor the condition of power units and ensure their operation in accordance with the requirements of technological regulations for safe operation" - Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration. 2/

"Currently, the site of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is occupied by the military forces of the Russian Federation. Throughout the Zaporizhzhia region, the situation is tense and difficult" - Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration. 3/

"The actions of the Russian occupation forces are a direct violation of the Hague and Geneva Conventions" - Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration. 4/4

"Putin might create a nuclear apocalypse as a result of potential catastrophe on South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia" - Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Telegram post.
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Energoatom, the operator of Ukraine's all operating nuclear power plants, says that its website is down under intense cyber-attacks, recommends using their Telegram channel as the main source of news from the agency.
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Zaporizhia NPP training center was hit during the recent attack.
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"Our experts say that such actions of the occupiers are aimed at bringing down the country's energy system and disconnecting the power supply," says Zaporizhia regional administration head Oleksandr Starukh.

Enerhodar now, after yesterday night's attack of the Russian troops which seized the city and proceeded to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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Losses of the Ukrainian military after the night assault on the Zaporizhzhya NPP: 3 dead, 2 wounded, including 1 in critical condition. "The heroic defenders of the NPP neutralized one enemy tank with the entire crew. The station staff was not injured," Energoatom says.

Russian military equipment on the streets of Enerhodar, Zaporizhia NPP's satellite city.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency has planned physical inspections of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, but not at the moment, according to the agency's head Rafael Grossi.
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The NPP in Enerhodar is controlled by a platoon of Kadyrov's troops, and two power units (out of three) were stopped after shelling overnight into Friday, yet the staff continues operating the plant and it works as usual - Enerhoatom head Kotin

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