Ukraine protests to IAEA over Russia building power lines to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Ukraine protests to IAEA over Russian power lines to Zaporizhzhia, citing sovereignty violations. Kyiv urges international response.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has protested to the international atomic energy watchdog about reports that Russia is building power lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to its own grid, a Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.
Yuriy Vitrenko, Ukraine's representative to international bodies in Vienna, told Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform that Kyiv sees any attempt by Russia to connect the occupied plant to its grid as a gross violation of international law and Ukrainian sovereignty.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Ukraine protested to the IAEA regarding reports that Russia is building power lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to its own grid.
Yuriy Vitrenko is Ukraine's representative to international bodies in Vienna.
Ukraine views any attempt by Russia to connect the occupied plant to its grid as a grave violation.
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