Key facts
- Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's Ferrosplavnaya-1 power line has been restored.
- A temporary ceasefire brokered by the IAEA allowed for repairs.
- Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom accused Ukraine of a drone attack violating the ceasefire.
- The plant requires external power to prevent nuclear fuel from overheating.
- This was the sixth ceasefire negotiated for power line repairs since late last year.
The Russian-installed management of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant announced on Saturday that the Ferrosplavnaya-1 power line, which supplies electricity to the facility, has been restored. According to the management, all systems and equipment at the plant are operating normally. The restoration followed a temporary local ceasefire, brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was declared on Friday to facilitate repairs to the power line. Shortly after the incident was reported, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, alleged that Ukraine deliberately violated the ceasefire with a drone attack that resulted in at least three injuries. The Zaporizhzhia plant, which is Europe's largest nuclear facility with six reactors, was taken over by Russian troops early in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of conducting military actions that compromise nuclear safety. The plant itself is not generating electricity but requires an external power source to prevent the nuclear fuel on-site from overheating. The recent ceasefire marks the sixth such agreement negotiated since the end of last year to carry out repairs to the power lines.