The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and Chernobyl on Friday and have now placed staff running the facility under their command, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continue to operate it, but management is now under the orders of the commander of the Russian forces that seized it last week, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday, citing Ukraine's regulator.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to a ballooning humanitarian disaster, spurred an astonishing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.

Atomic energy specialist Professor Robin Grimes and former nuclear scientist Cheryl Rofer answer your questions about nuclear power stations in Ukraine after Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia

Linda Thomas-Greenfield applauds operators of power station for keeping reactors safe during Russian attack

In an interview with FRANCE 24, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as "absolutely irresponsible" and called the Russian invasion of Ukraine an "absolutely senseless war". Sefcovic also welcomed Ukraine's bid for EU membership, saying that Ukrainians are "dying for European values…

Russian troops on Friday seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. Ukraine is heavily dependent on nuclear energy and has 15 operative nuclear reactors that generate roughly 54% of the country's electricity needs.

Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, we speak with Malcolm Grimston, Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College London’s Centre for Environmental Policy.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to an unfolding humanitarian disaster, spurred an astonishing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.