Ukrainian authorities say the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant, the positioning of the world's worst nuclear catastrophe, has been knocked off the ability grid. Emergency turbines at the moment are supplying backup energy.
The state communications company says the outage may put techniques for cooling nuclear materials in danger.
The reason for the injury to the ability line serving Chernobyl was not instantly clear, however it comes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The location has been beneath management of Russian troops since final week.
Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenerho stated that in line with the nationwide nuclear regulator, all Chernobyl services are with out energy and the diesel turbines have gas for 48 hours.
With out energy the "parameters of nuclear and radiation security" can't be managed, it stated.
Overseas Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated the grid supplying electrical energy is broken and referred to as for a cease-fire to permit for repairs.