Ukrainian attack spoiled planned Zaporizhzhia birthday gift for Putin

Plan to connect nuclear plant to Russian grid was foiled and it has now been reconnected to Ukrainian power​An attempt by Russia to connect the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to ​the Russian grid in time for Vladimir Putin’s birthday earlier this month was foiled by Ukrainian forces operating behind enemy lines.The six-reactor plant was instead reconnected by Russian engineers to external electrical power from Ukraine​ on Thursday morning, ending a month-long emergency ​during which the site had to rely on diesel generators to power cooling systems. Continue reading...