IAEA reports fire at electrical substation due to military activity

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Friday that Ukrainian authorities advised that a fire had broken out at an electrical substation due to military activity, causing a nuclear power station to be partially disconnected from off-site power.



The International Atomic Energy Agency said firefighters were tackling the fire at the Dniprovska 750-kilovolt electrical substation.



"As a result, an operating nuclear power plant - South Ukraine - was partially disconnected from its off site power supplies at the request of the grid operator," the IAEA said on the X social media platform.



"Firefighters are currently deployed at the substation to suppress the fire."



The statement gave no details of the nature of the military activity.