War in Ukraine: 'Very close to a catastrophe' at Zaporizhzhia • FRANCE 24 English

"It's difficult to know exactly what happened [at Zaporizhzhia]; what is clear though -- and that is obvious on satellite pictures you can see on the internet -- is that indeed there was a large fire on the southern side of this power station Zaporizhzhia that appears to have damaged the 750 kilovolt line that powers the cooling system of the nuclear power plant," FRANCE 24's James Andre reports from Kyiv. "Normally there are four of these very high-tension lines that indeed power the power station; three of those have been severed during the fighting."Previously during the war, there was only one left and yesterday that one was cut for several hours. [...] President Zelensky said this was very close to a catastrophe on the European continent. Indeed, the fifth power line -- the safety one, that is a lot less powerful -- did remain functioning, so the cooling system of the power plant was not stopped. And then there are diesel engines inside the power plant," Andre went on. #Zaporizhzhia #Ukraine #war 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen