“Ukraine has stopped the supply of generating electricity for the needs of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant itself,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Volga added that the city authorities decided to switch to backup sources in order to ensure the operation of the station.

On October 5, Acting Governor of the Zaporizhzhya Region Yevgeny Balitsky said that in order to start the operation of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Energodar, guarantees were needed to stop shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, Renat Karchaa, adviser to the general director of the Rosenergoatom concern, spoke about preventing Ukraine's attempt to steal the archive of the Zaporozhye NPP.