Russia launches strikes in several parts of Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected:
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The Russian Ministry of Defense released a statement on Saturday and said its troops launched an attack on the position of Ukraine in several parts of Ukraine. He also accused the Ukraine forces in Kyiv of shooting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is now connected to the Ukraine network after engineers repair one of the four main external electricity channels damaged during the ongoing conflict.
The following are the main developments in the story:
1. A week after the Ukraine forces reclaimed the territory previously held by Russian troops in the Northeast Kharkiv region, the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday said that his troops launched an attack on the position of Ukraine in several parts of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, Russian troops carried out their strikes in the regions of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
2. Kyiv Independent reported that Russian troops fired three residential areas. Oblast Governor Sumy Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said Russian troops fired on the Seredyna-Buda, Bilopillia, and Shalyhyne community on Saturday. The attack reportedly ruined the house and car and burned straw. There were no civilian casualties, said Zhyvytskyi.
3. The Russian Ministry of Defense also accused Ukraine forces of shooting near Nuclear Power Plant Zaporizhzhia, the largest in Europe. However, the Ukraine Foreign Ministry denied Russian accusations and said Ukraine forces did not shoot.
#Ukraine’s #Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is once again receiving electricity directly from national grid after engineers repaired one of the four main external power lines that have all been damaged during the conflict, IAEA learnt at the site today. https://t.co/wift7jorog pic.twitter.com/WN2M2oK82F
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) September 17, 2022
The nuclear factory was cut from the national network after being under the shooting of Russia last month. One of the four main electricity channels has been repaired and once again supply electricity with electricity from the Ukraine network, said IAEA.
With the main connection of the main lane yesterday afternoon, three reserve electricity channels were once again held as reserves,” Watchdog said the International Energy Agency in a statement.
