The European Union's top diplomat said Thursday that the Russian strikes in Ukraine, which caused the disconnection of the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant from the grid, was a 'serious breach' of nuclear safety.
A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the course of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/ Alexander Ermochenko/ File photo
The interruption of the power supply, which was restored by midday on Thursday, meant that emergency diesel generators had to be used to cool the plant, had "significantly" increased the risk of a nuclear accident, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
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