Overview

• The Russian-occupied facility has relied on diesel generators for roughly a week after losing its regular grid connection.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a critical nuclear risk and cited reports that one backup generator failed.
• Ukraine asserts that Russian shelling has repeatedly blocked repairs to the power lines serving the plant.
• The Moscow-installed plant management denies generator problems and blames Ukrainian fire for the loss of external power.
• IAEA observers remain on site to monitor safety at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.