Overview

• IAEA staff at the plant reported hearing incoming and outgoing fire on Oct. 6, with two rounds landing about 1.25 kilometers from the site perimeter.
• The complex has been disconnected from Ukraine’s grid since Sept. 23 and is using backup diesel generators to power critical cooling and safety systems.
• Ukraine’s government and Energoatom accuse Russia of deliberately severing the connection and preparing to link the station to Russia’s grid, a claim Moscow denies.
• The IAEA said a drone struck a cooling tower at Russia’s Novovoronezh nuclear plant but reported no impact on nuclear safety and no change in radiation levels.
• Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia site allege Kyiv is targeting generator fuel tanks, power lines, and a nearby fire station, as IAEA access remains limited.