Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- Russia on Wednesday declared that the situation at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was "under control," despite global concerns following its longest power outage since the war began. Officials confirmed that the facility had enough fuel to keep backup generators functioning and that radiation levels remained within safe limits, stressing continuous communication with the International Atomic Energy (IAEA).

The plant, Europe's largest atomic energy facility, has been in cold shutdown since Moscow seized it in 2022. However, it lost connection to Ukraine's power grid on September 23, marking the tenth and lengthiest blackout since the conflict started. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky war...