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.