Russia and Ukraine agree on ceasefire near Zapadnaya NPP for repairs

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said it has ​negotiated a temporary local ceasefire between ‌Ukraine and Russia, the sixth since late last year, allowing repairs to a power supply line to ​Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

"A localized ​ceasefire brokered by the IAEA took effect ⁠on the frontline near the Zaporizhzhya ​Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, paving the way for ​crucial power line repairs to prevent the threat of a nuclear accident," the IAEA said in a ​post on X.

In the coming days, technicians ​from both sides will begin repairing war-related damage to ‌the ⁠750-kilovolt Dniprovska power line after extensive demining of the area, it said.

The power line was disconnected more than two months ago, ​leaving Europe's largest ​nuclear ⁠power plant reliant on a single 330 kV line to supply ​the electricity needed to cool its ​six ⁠shutdown reactors, the post said.

The ZNPP had lost access to this line several times in ⁠recent ​weeks, the IAEA said, forcing ​it to operate its emergency diesel generators.