• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook One of the two external power transmission lines supplying the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been cut following a military attack, according to the plant’s press service. • The 330-kilovolt Ferosplavna-1 line was disconnected as a result of the attack. • Electricity needed to maintain the plant’s operations is currently being supplied through the second 750-kilovolt Dneprovskaya external line. • The attack also damaged a main heating pipeline, leading to a temporary suspension of heat supply to residential buildings and social facilities at the operators’ town of Energodar. • No casualties have been reported and the situation at the plant remains under control, with radiation levels at the site and surrounding areas within normal limits and no threat to radiation safety, the operator said. • Specialists will begin a detailed assessment of the damage and restoration work once the operational situation allows, ZNPP said.

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  • A military attack severed one of the two external power lines feeding the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), cutting the 330‑kV Ferosplavna‑1 line. The plant is now powered solely by the remaining 750‑kV Dneprovskaya line. The strike also damaged a main heating pipeline, temporarily shutting heat supply to residential and social facilities in the operator’s town of Energodar. No casualties were reported, and radiation levels at the plant and surrounding areas remain within normal limits, posing no safety threat. ZNPP officials said the situation is under control and will conduct a detailed damage assessment and restoration work once operational conditions allow.

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