Chernobyl NPP is completely de-energized because of military actions of russian occupiers nuclear power plant in chornobyl was fully disconnected from the power grid. nuclear station has no power supply. The military actions are in progress, so there is no possibility to restore the lines. Slavutich city is also out of power supply.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant will be connected to backup diesel generators, which will provide power to its facilities for 48 hours. After that, the cooling system of the spent nuclear fuel storage facility will be shut down, which will lead to radiation leakage, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

In Kyiv region, the occupiers opened fire during the evacuation of the population. A policeman was killed and two others were injured. It should be pointed out that, Ukraine and Russia have agreed on a ceasefire from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to evacuate the population through six humanitarian corridors. Columns of evacuation buses follow people to Bucha, Borodyanka, Vorzel. Rescuers and the Red Cross will enter the cities. A separate special operation to evacuate 50 children and 26 staff members from the Malyatko orphanage will take place in Vorzel.

The Ukrainian military keep defending Kharkiv. Russian troops are not making an active offensive, but continue to hit housing infrastructure on the outskirts of the city with rocket and bomb strikes. Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have fired more than 50 shots from artillery and rocket launchers.

Ukrainian children with cancer were successfully and safely transferred to Poland to continue their treatment. In Lviv, there is help stabilizing their condition and getting their medical records in order. Then in Poland, with the support of the international oncology community, they are assigned to permanent treatment locations. So far, 73 children have already been taken care of.

On March 9, an art event “Free sky” took place in Independence Square in Kyiv. The Kyiv-Classic Orchestra gave a concert in support of the appeal of the people and the President of Ukraine to the world leaders to close the sky over Ukraine.