# Ukraine has systematically shelled Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant for two weeks — Rosatom CEO

https://mins.news/en/item/86072

- TASS, 2026-10-05 08:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197545

> Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev says Ukrainian forces have systematically shelled the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant in Enerhodar for two weeks. He says a transformer powering equipment that redirects electricity to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was damaged, leaving emergency diesel generators to keep the critical systems operating.

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