In a statement posted on the Russian state-backed messenger app MAX, management stated that staff are monitoring all operational parameters of the equipment. “All necessary measures to maintain the safe condition of the power units are being taken in full,” the statement read. The management added that radiation levels on the site and in the surrounding surveillance zone remained normal. No information was provided regarding the specific cause of the damage to the Ferosplavna line or the expected timeline for restoration of the external grid connection.
Concurrently, Ukrainian power company DTEK reported that a Russian overnight attack on energy facilities in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region left more than 600,000 people without electricity. DTEK stated on Telegram that “important energy facilities in the region were damaged” during the strike. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its forces targeted energy infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military, as well as a container ship allegedly delivering weapons and military equipment to Ukraine southwest of the Black Sea port city of Odesa. The ministry also stated that a power substation in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, which supplied electricity to Ukraine’s defense industry, was hit.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, located in occupied territory, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The facility’s status as a nuclear site under Russian control has been a subject of significant international concern regarding safety and security. The loss of external power requires the plant to rely on internal generation, a condition that increases operational complexity and reliance on fuel reserves for the backup systems. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) typically monitors such incidents, though no specific reaction from the IAEA was included in the provided source material.
Separate from the energy strikes, Ukrainian drone activity continued in Russian territory. Alexander Khinshtein, the regional governor of Kursk, announced on Sunday that one person was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack. The drone struck a tractor in operation in the village of Pervomayskoe, killing a 40-year-old man. These events highlight the continued dual-front impact of the conflict on both civilian energy infrastructure and personnel in border regions.
