Ukraine's President has accused Russia of posing a threat to global security after Kyiv said a shelling attack cut electricity to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant.
Volodymyr Zelensky warned of the danger after part of the site, which must be powered up to stop further spread of radioactive materials, was forced to run on two diesel generators.
The president said on Wednesday: 'Every day that Russia prolongs the war, refuses to implement a full and reliable ceasefire, and continues striking all objects of our energy infrastructure - including those critical to the safety of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities - is a global threat.'
The UN's atomic energy watchdog said the blackout affected the confinement structure housing the plant's damaged reactor core, and that emergency generators were now supplying it with electricity.
Chernobyl was partially destroyed in a 1986 nuclear meltdown that spread radioactive material into the surrounding area.
