Overview
- Technicians began repairing transmission lines between the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and the nearby thermal power plant under IAEA supervision after a locally brokered pause in hostilities.
- The repair effort, described by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as crucial for safety, is expected to take several days.
- The site has suffered repeated losses of external power, including a full outage on Dec. 5–6 and a Dec. 13 strike that cut grid connection for over an hour.
- The plant remains under Russian control and has not produced electricity since 2022, while the IAEA monitoring mission on site continues to report access restrictions imposed by Russian authorities.
- President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are working to restart the plant, a claim not corroborated by the IAEA, as proposals for joint operation feature in peace discussions that Ukraine views skeptically.