Due to Russian attacks and the summer heat, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, introducing hourly blackout schedules and receiving electricity imports from 5 countries and emergency aid from the EU.
Eight employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured as a result of drone strikes near the plant, one of whom needed medical attention, resulting in an oil leak and damage to the power substation.
The blackout schedules are in effect throughout the day amid a shortage of electricity, with emergency aid from the EU the day before and significant imports planned for today. Due to the weather, there are blackouts in two regions. In Donetsk region, 280 workers were trapped underground in a mine due to a power outage, and they have been brought out.
President Zelenskyy met with the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, in Kyiv. This visit is the first in almost 30 years.
More than 190 settlements in 4 regions are without power due to the weather. Blackout schedules are in effect throughout the day. Significant electricity imports are planned, and emergency aid from two EU countries was received the day before.
Ukraine's Energy Minister discussed with the U. S. side strengthening the resilience of Ukraine's energy system to Russian attacks, increasing electricity generation capacity, and protecting energy facilities.
Due to new enemy shelling and bad weather conditions, several regions experienced power outages, requiring emergency electricity supplies from Poland, Romania and Slovakia, with hourly blackout schedules in place throughout the day.
Due to the shelling and fire, ZNPP lost communication with an external radiation monitoring station located 16 km away, which further reduced its ability to detect radioactive releases during emergencies.
The Russian occupation forces have turned the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant into a military facility and are exporting unused equipment to the Russian Federation.
Today, power outage schedules are planned throughout the day, with increased restrictions from 17:00 to 23:00, and Ukraine also imports electricity from 5 countries to meet demand.
Ukraine is actively preparing for possible winter power outages due to serious damage, but is striving to minimize outages as much as possible.
Power supply has been restored to all consumers in Poltava region that were cut off due to a Russian missile attack, with imports from 5 countries planned as the schedule of power outages across Ukraine is reduced.
The water level in the cooling pond of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains stable, despite the undermining of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam by the Russian occupiers.
Slovakia is very concerned about the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and fully supports the IAEA's efforts to ensure its safe operation by providing financial support for the IAEA's work.
According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the dialogue at the Peace Summit took place and can have practical consequences: the participants chose two security and one humanitarian point to restore full security and a just peace.
The work on the text of the resolution on the results of the Peace Summit has been completed, and it will be open for other countries to join even after the summit.
Zelenskyy expects the peace summit to initiate substantive decisions on food security, nuclear safety, and the return of deported Ukrainian children, which will be the beginning of a long road to peace.
Due to the emergency situation in the power grid, consumers in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions were de-energized, and hourly blackouts are planned for today in Ukraine from 16:00 to 22:00.
IAEA experts stationed at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant heard explosions at some distance from the site, which reminds of the station's frontline location, and also noted that the plant's six reactors are in good condition and receive the necessary cooling water from underground wells.
Russian Colonel-General Oleg Makarevich, Commander of the Dnipro group of forces, ordered the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station on June 5-6, 2023, which led to the destruction of critical infrastructure, loss of life, flooding of settlements, interruptions in water supply and threats to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Ukraine's energy minister has warned EU ambassadors that Russia's goal is to cause a complete power outage in Ukraine, and the country is preparing for a difficult situation in winter.
The peace summit aims to involve representatives of the Russian Federation in peace talks, paying special attention to nuclear and food security, as well as the return of abducted Ukrainian children.
Due to bad weather, 68 settlements were de-energized, a team of power engineers came under fire in the Donetsk region, and during the day in Ukraine there are restrictions on the supply of electricity, while significant, but less than the day before, electricity imports are expected.
At the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Energodar, Chechen units of the Russian National Guard set up a base and set up a shooting range, using this structure to patrol the city and repress Ukrainians.
The enemy attacked a power facility in Rivne region. No restrictions on consumers are expected today.
Ukraine imposed power supply restrictions from 6 a. m. to midnight, reconnected a nuclear unit to the grid after repairs, restored gas supply to 1,290 consumers in Vinnytsia region after an enemy attack, and prepared more nuclear units for repairs to ensure stable operation during the heating season.
Ukraine is facing constant electricity shortages due to extensive damage to its energy infrastructure as a result of Russian attacks, necessitating hourly blackout schedules across the country from 00:00 to 24:00 and emergency electricity imports from neighboring countries.
Ukrainian power engineers have restored the power supply line to Zaporizhzhya NPP, OHL-750kV Dniprovska, which allowed them to connect two power lines and meet the plant's own needs.
Ukraine imposed power supply restrictions on consumers while receiving emergency aid from the EU, and at a mine in Donetsk region, more than 160 workers remained underground due to shelling that stopped ventilation equipment.
54 IAEA delegations called for holding Russia accountable for creating threats to nuclear security by seizing and militarizing the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.