⚠️☢️ Power unit No. 6 of the #Zaporizhzhia#NPP disconnected from the power grid on 9/11, 2022, at 3.41 am. The station is completely stopped.- #Energoatom NAEC. Preparations are underway for its cooling and transfer to the "cold stop" state. #ZNPP 1/4
Shutting down the power unit was possible after restoring one of the power lines for #ZNPP's own needs. The line connects the station to the Ukraine's energy system. Authorities emphasize the need to stop shelling the power grids connecting the ZNPP to the power system. 2/4
In the event of repeated damage to these power grids, the only power source for ZNPP's own needs will be diesel generators. Their functioning is limited by the amount of diesel fuel available. 3/4
Electricity is needed to maintain the cooling system for the nuclear reactor AND nuclear waste. The reactor will melt, and the nuclear waste will leak radiation if overheated. 4/4 In detail, here: bylinetimes.com/2022/09/02/put…
@nytimes has been amplifying the Kremlin narratives for a while. Last time: "Russian bombing of Odesa port is technically not a violation of the Istambul agreement, an unnamed source from the US said"!) And now the Kyiv bureau chief comes from... Moscow?! informnapalm.org/en/kramer/
In #Kyiv, early morning on Sunday, a Russian missile hit the roof of a 9-storey residential building, destroying several upper floors. A fire is being extinguished now. Number of casualties TBA. ps. Late at night, Putin was seen heading to the Kremlin. #StopPutin
2nd hit of Putin's "high-precision" rocket: a kindergarten. The playground is now a funnel, 7 meters diameter. 14 missiles launched at #Kyiv Sunday morning.
A 6 y.o. girl and her mom are rescued from underneath the rubble. A man, presumably the father, is found dead. It was an early Sunday morning. Summer. #StopPutinNOW
#Odesa#Opera opened tonight for the first time since the Russian full-scale invasion on 24 February. It was the most moving performance I have ever been to. Got lucky, no air raid. #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Ukrainian opera. I will write about the Gala concert for the Ukrainian Army and the theater with bombshells but really want to share a few snippets now.
Half-empty theatre which never happens in Odesa. People standing up for the national anthem. Whispering along.