'Radiation leak..': Power cut at Chernobyl nuclear plant; Ukraine sounds alert

Published on Mar 09, 2022 08:06 pm IST

Ukraine appealed to Russia for a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday to allow repairs to be made to a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, warning that there could be a radiation leak if the electricity outage continued. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear company Energoatom said fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces made it impossible to immediately repair the high-voltage power line to the plant, which has been captured by Russian forces. Watch this video for more.

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