China News Agency, Beijing, September 12. Comprehensive news: Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone call on the 11th. Both sides said they would like to participate in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). politicized collaboration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 11th that Russian troops attacked civilian infrastructure and caused power outages in Udo.

Russia denies deliberately attacking civilian facilities.

 IAEA says Zaporozhye nuclear power plant restores external power

  The Ukrainian State Nuclear Power Corporation said on the 11th that the last power unit of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was disconnected from the Ukrainian state grid in the early morning of the same day.

The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Rogov, the representative of the local administrative agency in Zaporozhye, as saying that the reason for the shutdown of the nuclear power plant was that the continuous shelling caused the unstable operation of the turbines and reactors of the nuclear power plant. The local administrative agency decided to suspend the operation of the unit to prevent the accident.

The city of Enel Godard, where the nuclear power plant is located, was not cut off.

  According to the IAEA later in the day, the nuclear power plant's backup power lines have been restored, and the external power needed to provide the reactor cooling and other safety functions to the nuclear power plant has been restored at the same time.

  Recently, the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has attracted much attention. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling the nuclear power plant. After the IAEA expert group inspected the nuclear power plant in early September, it was recommended to set up a "nuclear safety protection zone" in the area.

According to previous reports, due to damage to the main transmission line, the two power units running at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant were disconnected from the Ukrainian national grid on August 25. even.

Russian and French presidents discuss safety of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant

  According to the Russian presidential website and the French presidential palace, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the 11th to discuss issues such as the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

  Putin said that Russian experts have taken a series of measures to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, but it is still necessary to put pressure on Ukraine to stop its shelling of the facility.

Macron said he called on the Russian military to withdraw weapons from nuclear power plants and follow IAEA recommendations to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants.

Both Russia and France said they are willing to carry out depoliticized cooperation on the situation around the nuclear power plant with the participation of the IAEA.

  In addition, Macron will speak with Putin again in the near future, and will liaise with Ukrainian President Zelensky and IAEA Director General Grossi to ensure an agreement on the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

  According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 11th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia does not refuse to negotiate with Ukraine, but the longer this process is delayed, the more difficult it will be to reach an agreement.

Zelensky says Russian attack caused power outage in Udo

  According to Reuters, Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" and other media reports, Zelensky posted on social media on the 11th that the attack on Udo's infrastructure caused power outages, and the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions were completely out of power. Partial power outages in Porozhya, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.

He accused the Russian military of launching "retaliatory attacks" on civilian facilities.

However, the Russian side denies deliberately attacking civilian facilities.

  According to Ukrainian media reports, the fifth thermal power plant in Kharkiv was attacked by Russian missiles on the 11th and caused a fire, which was one of the main reasons for the blackout in the region.

Local officials also reported a water outage.

The Ukrainian State News Agency quoted a Ukrainian official as saying on the morning of the 12th local time that 80% of the power and water supply in Kharkiv had been restored, and the staff were still stepping up emergency repairs.

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