Russian false flag sabotage behind power outages at Zaporizhzhia NPP – Greenpeace Ukraine

The international environmental NGO said this in a statement seen by Ukrinform.

"High resolution satellite imagery of electrical switchyards and transmission towers at the ZNPP and the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP) were reviewed over the past year by Greenpeace Ukraine nuclear energy specialists in consultation with McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS). There was no evidence of any shelling by Ukraine military forces at the key locations as falsely claimed by Rosatom and the Russian government," the statement said.

Since July 2025 there have been four occasions when the ZNPP suffered Loss Of Offsite Power (LOOP). Three of the LOOPs were a direct consequence of Russia's wider military attacks on Ukraine's electricity infrastructure.

Between February 2025-February 2026, there were 13 cases of damage to either the 750 kV Dniprovska or 330kV Ferosplavna-1 lines leading to loss of connection to the ZNPP. Six cases of damage have been located in territory under temporary Russian occupation in close proximity to the ZNPP or Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant (ZTTP). Seven losses of grid connection were due to Russian shelling and missile attacks on the Ukraine electricity grid in the Nikopol district and the wider Dnipro region.

At the same time, no evidence was found of Ukraine shelling of ZNPP power lines and associated switchyards.

Greenpeace has sent its analysis to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which meets in Vienna on March 2-6. The organization also noted that the IAEA Director General's claims that repairs to damaged gird requires a joint Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, promote Russian disinformation.

Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on March 4, 2022. The facility has completely stopped generating electricity. Russian troops and military equipment remain stationed at the nuclear site, and external power lines have been repeatedly damaged by shelling.

In June 2023, Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Following the destruction of the Kakhovka Reservoir, the Zaporizhzhia NPP has sufficient water for cooling only while operating in a cold shutdown state.