Reports: External Power Lines Damaged at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Management at the Russian-occupied facility claimed Ukrainian shelling disrupted its power supply, forcing the plant onto backup power.

Shelling has damaged external power connections at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, news outlets Seznam Zprávy and Ta Nea reported. Management of the facility, which has been occupied by Russian forces since 2022, claimed that Ukrainian forces were responsible for damaging the power supply lines.

Following the disruption to the external power connections, operations at the facility are currently relying on backup power sources, and staff on site are closely monitoring the situation. An official response from Ukraine has not yet been issued, and further details have not yet been released.