Overview
- Russia and Ukraine agreed to a temporary, localized ceasefire so repairs can start on the damaged 330 kV backup line to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the fourth such arrangement brokered by the IAEA.
- Technicians from Ukraine’s grid operator are expected to begin the work in the coming days, which would reduce the plant’s current reliance on a single 750 kV main line.
- An IAEA team has departed Vienna for the frontline to observe and monitor the repair operation.
- IAEA teams reported air raid alarms and military activity at all five Ukrainian nuclear sites over the past week, including explosions near ZNPP and flying objects observed near Khmelnitsky, South Ukraine, and Chornobyl.
- Recent strikes damaged a substation feeding Chornobyl, disconnecting one power line but leaving other lines available, and one operating plant briefly cut output due to broader electrical infrastructure damage.