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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power supply, Russian-installed management says

Global Published 8 November 2026, 13:50 · archived 8 Nov 2026

MOSCOW: The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern ​Ukraine has lost its external ‌power supply, the Russian-installed management of the plant said on Sunday after ​the Ferosplavna power line was ​disconnected by protective systems because ⁠of damage. In a statement posted ​on the Russian state-backed messenger app ​MAX, the plant’s management said the Ferosplavna line had been shut down ​by automatic protection and that ​backup diesel generators were supplying power to ‌the ⁠equipment required for safe operation of the station. “Staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear p...

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