Overview

• The facility has been disconnected from its last 750 kV external line since September 23 and is supplying essential needs via reserve diesel generators with all reactors in cold shutdown.
• Plant communications say only a portion of the site’s 20 diesel units are operating and two generators recently returned from repair were placed on standby.
• Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, say crews cannot safely reach the damaged Dneprovskaya line due to ongoing fire, while asserting the situation remains under control.
• Ukraine’s nuclear regulator warns available diesel may cover roughly 10 days, a claim countered by a Russian expert citing a 2,332‑tonne non‑depletable fuel reserve and ongoing deliveries.
• IAEA experts remain on site with what the plant director describes as full technical cooperation, as the EU urges an end to hostilities near the plant and restoration of external power.