Ukrainian Energy Minister, German Galushchenko, denounced that the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant was “on the verge of a blackout” due to a new Russian attack in the vicinity.

Although Russia retains control of the plant, the minister said the attack had cut off one of the plant’s two main power supply lines.

Disconnecting the other line would suspend operations, jeopardize safe operating conditions and increase the risk of accidents, the minister warned in a message on his Telegram account.

“Such actions by the aggressor country pose a threat to the radiological safety of the entire region, and the return of control of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant to Ukraine can guarantee its safe operation,” he added.

No comment from Moscow, but in this kind of situation it usually accuses Ukrainian forces of bombing the plant in an attempt to regain control by force. One thing is certain: the situation around the plant is extremely unstable. A few months ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency had already warned of the risk of a major incident.

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Mikati discussed the proposal with Ali Larijani, the senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in Beirut on Friday.

The caretaker prime minister said the Lebanese government wants the war to end and resolution 1701 to be implemented ”in all its details,” according to a statement on the talks issued by his office.

A Lebanese official confirmed that Beirut has received a copy of a draft proposal based on UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006.

Hezbollah officials are said to be studying the draft.

According to Lebanese media, US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson gave a draft proposal to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri who has been leading the talks representing Hezbollah.

After meeting Mikati and Berri, Larijani said the main purpose of his visit was ”to loudly say that we will stand by Lebanon’s government and people.”

Asked if he was trying to thwart US ceasefire mediation, Larijani said, ”We are not trying to blow up any effort, but we want to solve the problem and we will stand by Lebanon, whatever the circumstances.”

Iranian support critical to Hezbollah’s military power

Iran is a main backer of Hezbollah and for decades has been funding and arming the Lebanese militant group.

Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel the day after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on 7 October last year which ignited the war in Gaza, prompting exchanges between the two sides ever since.

An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken hostage.

Israel escalated its strikes in Lebanon in late September, vowing to cripple Hezbollah and end its barrages in Israel, and launched a ground operation into the country.

More than 3,400 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli fire – 80% of them in the past month – according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.