IAEA says Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear plant lost all off-site power on Tuesday


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  • Tuesday, 20 Jan 2026

Jan 20 (Reuters) - ‌Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power ‌plant, site of the ‌world's worst civil nuclear catastrophe, lost all off-site power following widespread ‍military activity on Tuesday ‍morning, the ‌UN atomic watchdog said in ‍a post ​on X.

The International Atomic Energy ⁠Agency (IAEA) said that several Ukrainian electrical ‌substations vital for nuclear safety ⁠were affected ‍by the military activity, while power lines to ‍some other nuclear power ‌plants were also impacted.

Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Tuesday, knocking out power and heating supplies to ‌thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv amid freezing temperatures, Ukrainian ​officials said.

(Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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