روسيا تستهدف محطة كهرباء حيوية لمفاعل خميلنيتسكي核电
During a major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, three drones targeted a substation critical to the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine notified the International Atomic Energy Agency and reported disruptions and emergency restrictions affecting electricity supplies.
أبرز النقاط
- Russia used 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles in the attack.
- Three drones targeted the substation critical to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
- Energy facilities, including power plants and transmission and distribution substations, were the main targets.
- Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency about the attack on the substation.
- Emergency electricity restrictions were imposed in several regions and Kyiv.
- Electric transport was suspended in Kyiv, and warming centres were opened in the city’s worst-affected districts.
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The strike threatens the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant and raises nuclear-safety concerns for Ukraine and the rest of Europe. The attack was also part of a major offensive against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, disrupting electricity supplies and prompting emergency restrictions across several regions and in Kyiv.
ماذا حدث
During a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, three drones were directed at a substation critical to the stable operation of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. Ukraine said Russia used 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles, with energy infrastructure forming the main target. Ukrenergo described the overnight attack as one of the largest assaults on Ukraine’s energy sector. Ukraine notified the International Atomic Energy Agency, while emergency restrictions were introduced in Kyiv and several other regions. Electric transport was suspended in the capital, and warming centres were opened in its most severely affected districts.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian coverage focuses on the danger posed to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant and the effects of the attack on Ukraine’s electricity supply. It also highlights Ukraine’s notification of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its expectation that international partners will respond to the escalation of attacks on infrastructure supporting Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
الخلفية
Ukrainian authorities had previously reported that Russia planned to attack substations serving nuclear power plants during the previous winter. The wider attack on energy infrastructure disrupted electricity supplies, halted electric transport in Kyiv and led to the opening of warming centres in the city’s hardest-hit districts.