All external power lines supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine were down for several hours on Friday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said, but the station's management later said power had been restored.

Russian forces have caused a blackout at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant by striking a transmission line connecting the plant with Ukraine's unified power grid. Source: Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko on Telegram Details: "This line enables the plant to meet its internal needs to maintain radiation safety,

Ukrainian specialists have restored the high-voltage line supplying the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. It had been damaged as a result of a Russian strike, according to Ukrenergo (Ukraine's national energy company).