During massive attack On the night of November 8, the Russian Federation struck substations that supply electricity to the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants. This was reported by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga in network X, calling on the IAEA to urgently convene a Board of Governors.

"In today's attacks, Russia again shelled substations that supply electricity to the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants. These were not random, but well-planned strikes. Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe. We call for an urgent convening of the IAEA Board of Governors to respond to these unacceptable risks," he wrote.

Sibiga also called on all states that value nuclear security, including China and India, to demand that Russia stop reckless attacks on nuclear energy, which could lead to catastrophic consequences.

"It is necessary to exert global pressure to force Moscow to stop nuclear blackmail," the minister emphasized.

Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plant infrastructure

Recall that the IAEA previously confirmed Russian attacks at substations critical to nuclear safety and security in Ukraine. Agency teams reported that personnel at the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants lost access to one of their external power lines. In addition, the IAEA team at the Rivne nuclear power plant reported that the plant had reduced the power of two of its four units at the request of the network operator.

Attacks on energy facilities

In addition, the company"Centrenergo" reported that as a result of the Russian strike on the night of November 8, lost generation at all energy facilities. The company added that the missiles and drones were aimed at thermal power plants that had already been restored after previous attacks. Centrenergo emphasized that they would once again restore and repair their thermal power plants.