Ukraine's Ministry of Energy declared legally null and void the decision of Russia's "Rostekhnadzor" to issue a "license" for the operation of the occupied ZNPP power unit.
The occupation administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast is "gifting" homes of Ukrainians to families of Russian ZNPP employees. This is happening under the pretext of the New Year, using the homes of Ukrainians who have been killed, deported, or forced to leave.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in occupied Enerhodar will not operate normally without Ukrainian specialists. He also noted that Russia does not understand this.
In the occupied left-bank Kherson region, children from an art school were forced to draw portraits of a Russian soldier. The occupier was present at the lesson and spoke about his participation in the war against Ukraine.
Russians are politicizing children's sports in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, turning sections and clubs into platforms for propaganda. In Enerhodar, Berdiansk, and Melitopol, the occupiers are forcing coaches to "raise patriots of Russia."
An increase in radiation levels has been recorded in Zaporizhzhia during gusts of wind from the temporarily occupied territories. This is happening amidst the spread of provocative rumors about the ZNPP by Russian invaders.
A forest fire was burning near temporarily occupied Enerhodar, posing a threat to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The occupiers were unable to quickly extinguish the blaze due to a shortage of personnel.
Smoke was recorded near the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP. The occupiers reported a massive power outage in Enerhodar and other districts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, later stating that the emergency situation had been resolved.
On the evening of July 17, electricity disappeared in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region. Melitopol, Enerhodar, and a number of districts were left without power.
The IAEA team at the Zaporizhzhia NPP recorded hundreds of small arms fire on the evening of July 12. The next morning, numerous shell casings were found near power units No. 5 and No. 6, indicating military activity.
Russia has deployed 15 trucks with fighters of the Chechen unit "Akhmat" to occupied Mariupol. The Kadyrovites are being prepared for transfer to the Zaporizhzhia region for rotation.
The occupying "court" sentenced 56-year-old ZNPP employee Natalia Shulha to 15 years in prison for allegedly planning sabotage. The woman was accused of attempting to blow up a power line in Enerhodar in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine.
Russia conducted “retraining” of 40 Russian language teachers from occupied Enerhodar and the surrounding area. The collaborating teachers were tasked with identifying pro-Ukrainian sentiments among children.
There was a critical shortage of qualified personnel at the occupied ZNPP. The occupiers decided to organize short-term courses to train “nuclear specialists” in Enerhodar.
Almost the entire city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has been left without electricity due to a power outage. This is the second emergency power outage in the occupied city in recent times.
Zaporizhzhia NPP has restored connection to the 150 kV backup power line. However, the IAEA notes that the supply of electricity for reactor cooling and other important functions remains unstable.
An emergency power outage has occurred in Enerhodar due to problems outside the city. The cause of the outage is unknown.
Car with “head of physical security” explodes in temporarily occupied Energodar ZNPP Andriy Korotkyi. The collaborator participated in repressions of NPP personnel and war crimes against civilians.
The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, said that the fire at the plant on August 11 was a provocation by the Russians. According to him, there is nothing to burn in the idle cooling towers, and the radiation background is normal.
The occupants attacked 9 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region using aircraft, drones and artillery. Three air strikes, 24 UAV attacks and 143 artillery shellings were recorded, and residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged.
The mayor of Enerhodar reported the presence of about 1,000 Russian troops at the plant. The plant lacks qualified personnel, and 6 reactors are in a state of cold shutdown.
Our ability to monitor the radiation situation around Zaporizhzhya NPP has decreased, as 4 out of 14 stations outside the perimeter of the plant are currently not working, which deprives Ukraine and the world of up-to-date and truthful information about the radiation situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP and the surrounding areas, Korikov said.
Eight employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured as a result of drone strikes near the plant, one of whom needed medical attention, resulting in an oil leak and damage to the power substation.
Due to the shelling and fire, ZNPP lost communication with an external radiation monitoring station located 16 km away, which further reduced its ability to detect radioactive releases during emergencies.
The Russian occupation forces have turned the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant into a military facility and are exporting unused equipment to the Russian Federation.
At the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Energodar, Chechen units of the Russian National Guard set up a base and set up a shooting range, using this structure to patrol the city and repress Ukrainians.
Ukraine's Security Service detained another Russian agent who was leaking information to the FSB about the aftermath of a double missile strike on Odesa on March 15 that killed 21 people and injured 74 others.
The lack of qualified specialists trained to work with the equipment at the russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant threatens to worsen the situation, as Ukrainian personnel have been suspended from work.
The former deputy chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, who collaborated with the Russian occupiers, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding the occupiers.
In Melitopol, a man was shot dead and three local residents were abducted, and another man in Enerhodar was convicted for his poem in the occupied Ukrainian territories.
