The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has restored some power after Russian shelling damaged the last remaining outside power source.
Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty ImagesA Russian service member patrols the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in May.The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has restored some power, U.N. nuclear watchdog officials announced. It comes amid fears that total electricity loss would cause a nuclear accident.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, called the restoration of power"a temporary relief in a still untenable situation."
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