An employee of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces, was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, the Russian-installed management of the station said in a Telegram post on Monday."A driver was killed today when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck the transport department at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant," the post said.

Russia announced a local ceasefire near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine to allow repairs to an external power line. The plant, Europe’s largest, has been under Russian control since early 2022.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is currently operating on its only remaining power line after losing its backup line over a week ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on February 20.

Russia is attempting to connect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to its own power grid as part of broader efforts to consolidate control over the occupied facility.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has secured a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to allow repairs on its last remaining backup power line, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday.

Radiation levels in the Zaporizhzhia region remain within normal limits, with no exceedances recorded, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Energy.

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) is currently well-protected as every effort is being made to run it safely, ZNPP Spokesperson Yevgenia Yashina told TASS, News.az reports.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late Monday that its experts visited a damaged cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) earlier that day but have not been able to determine the cause of a fire there on Sunday, News.az reports citing Xinhua .

Since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country's energy sector has suffered enormous losses. This has created a serious threat not only to the stability of Ukraine's energy supply but also to the entire region as a whole.