Over half of Ukraine's energy comes from nuclear sources, shows data

France and Slovakia are the only countries to have a higher share of domestic generation from nuclear

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s largest power plant, caught fire last week in an episode that brought the world closer to a nuclear accident. Soon after, Russian forces moved in to take control of the plant. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian troops were advancing to take control of the country’s third power plant.

Ukraine is one of the few countries that rely heavily on nuclear power for electricity generation. Data from the International Energy Agency shows that Ukraine was among the three countries where nuclear sources accounted for over 50 per cent of energy generation. France had the largest