A truce has been declared at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to allow for repairs. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on its X-account on Sunday, January 18.
Repair works are currently underway at the Zaporizhzhia NPP due to the local ceasefire.
"Crucial repair works on the essential backup Ferosplavna-1 330 kV power line connecting Ukraine’s ZNPP to the grid have begun under another IAEA-brokered ceasefire, DG Rafael Grossi says. A Ukrainian team is conducting the repairs, with an IAEA team on the ground monitoring progress," the agency said in a statement.
Repair work is being carried out by Ukrainian specialists, while the IAEA team is monitoring the site.
Photo: x/IAEA
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on January 16, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that it had reached an agreement with Ukraine and the aggressor country russia on new local ceasefire for restoration work in the area of the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP.
On January 14, the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine showed a video where the occupiers placed military equipment close to the reactor buildings of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
As a reminder, at the end of December 2025, Ukraine and the russian federation arranged a local ceasefire in the area of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
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