Belarus President Orders Specialists to Secure Energy Supplies to Chernobyl

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed local specialists to secure power supplies to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the Belta news agency reported Thursday.

Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a risk of a radioactive leak at Chernobyl after the power cut, but the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency said it “does not see a serious impact on the security” of the plant.

Russia accused Ukrainian forces of attacking power lines and a substation feeding the nuclear power plant.