The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost power for the seventh time since the beginning of the war, becoming completely disconnected from the national electric grid for several hours and forcing reliance on external diesel generators.

ZNPP lost power for seventh time since beginning of war

ZNPP completely disconnected from national electric grid for several hours

Plant relied on external diesel generators

Russian shelling cut the only operational power line to ZNPP

Ukrainian forces struck the ZNPP

The last high-voltage transmission line, the 750kV Dniprovska, was disconnected at 5:26 as a result of attacks on the night of 21-22 May, cutting off power to ZNPP for the seventh time since occupation began on March 4, 2022.

All diesel generators automatically switched on with a ten-day fuel reserve after external power was lost.

If external power cannot be restored within ten days, an accident with radiation consequences for the whole world could occur.

Russia continues to build defensive lines on a massive scale, which are especially formidable in the southwestern part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russia carried out attacks that caused a power cut, the seventh time the plant entered 'blackout mode' since March 2022

The Zaporizhzhia NPP is running on diesel generators with a ten-day fuel supply after losing external power, raising the risk of a nuclear accident.