The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 8th that the 44th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces opened fire on the Zabarozhye nuclear power plant from the Marganets region on the opposite bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir on August 7, local time.
The shelling damaged the "Kakhovskaya" high-voltage line supplying electricity to the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
A power surge at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant caused smoke from outdoor power distribution equipment and tripped protection systems, cutting off the power supply.
Firefighters managed to dispose of the smoke.
Nuclear power plant technicians reduced power supply to 500 megawatts for units 5 and 6 to prevent disruptions to the plant's operations.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on August 8 that the Ukrainian armed forces' shelling of the Zabarozhye nuclear power plant was a potentially extremely dangerous activity that could have catastrophic consequences for a wide range of regions, including Europe.
"Ukraine Pravda" reported on the 8th that the Ukrainian State Nuclear Power Company released a message on the same day that Russia has mined the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and is ready to blow up the nuclear power plant if necessary.
The source said that the head of the Russian radiation, chemical and biological defense forces and the current commander of the Zaporozhye garrison, Major General Valery Vasiliev, told the Russian soldiers stationed there that all important objects at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant had been destroyed. Lay mines around.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior had confirmed that the Russian army had laid mines at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
(Headquarters reporter Song Yao Wang Jinyan)