Final reactor at Ukraine nuclear plant shut down after power restored

Russian servicemen guard an area of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, the largest in Europe (AP)

Ukraine’s atomic power operator has said the last reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station has been shut down after the plant was reconnected to the electricity grid.

The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant was disconnected from the grid last week after all its power lines were cut off as a result of fighting in the area, and was operating in “island mode” for several days, generating electricity for crucial cooling systems from its only remaining reactor in operation.