IAEA records explosions near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard several series of incoming and outgoing shelling near the facility on 6 October.

Source: IAEA press service on X (Twitter)

Details: The agency said two rounds struck 1.25 km from the plant's perimeter.

"Shelling adds to nuclear safety risks at ZNPP, which has had no off-site power for nearly two weeks," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

Background:

• On 23 September at 16:56, the only power transmission line supplying the ZNPP from Ukraine's power grid was disconnected. This blackout is the tenth since the plant was occupied by Russian forces.
• Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Russia is attempting to gain IAEA support in its efforts to seize control of the plant.
• The IAEA has officially confirmed the danger of the situation.
• Russia has deliberately disconnected the ZNPP from Ukraine's power grid under the guise of a "test" and is preparing to link it to its own power system.

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