The destruction of a hydroelectric dam last week unleashed a flood and threatened the water supply needed to cool the battle-scarred Zaporizhzhia plant.
Military analysts said it would take weeks or months to gauge the success of the attacks Ukraine mounted last week across a broad stretch of the front lines.
A disaster unfolds in slow motion after a blast destroys the dam at the Kakhovka Reservoir, emptying its waters and threatening livelihoods and industries crucial to Ukraine.