Overview
- IAEA says teams began repairing the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 line after demining, with work on the 750 kV Dniprovska line due to start once the designated area is cleared.
- The plant has lacked external grid power for about four weeks, relying on emergency diesel generators; seven are operating with 13 on standby in the site’s longest blackout of the war.
- IAEA monitors are on site for the phased effort, which the agency estimates will take about a week before off-site power can be restored.
- Russian-installed management credits coordination with Rosatom and security from the Russian Defense Ministry, while Ukraine stresses reconnection to its grid as both sides trade blame for the line damage.
- A Russian-controlled court sentenced ZNPP engineer Ruslan Lavryk to 16 years for treason this week, as rights groups report broader detentions and abuse of plant staff under occupation.