All facilities located in the exclusion zone of the State Specialized Enterprise Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant continue to be under the control of the military of the aggressor country, the State Nuclear Regulation Inspectorate of Ukraine has reported.

"Starting from 11:22 on March 9, 2022, there is no power supply at the Chornobyl NPP site and, accordingly, there is no communication with the personnel located at the Chornobyl NPP. Regulatory control of the state of nuclear and radiation safety at the site of Chornobyl NPP and on the territory of the exclusion zone, as well as control of nuclear materials at the enterprise is impossible," the inspectorate said.

The operation of the Automated System for Radiation Monitoring of the Exclusion Zone has not yet been restored. The actual situation on the site is not yet known.

According to the management of Chornobyl NPP, which is located in the city of Slavutych, the site of the nuclear power plant was able to provide an additional supply of diesel fuel for diesel power plants that provide emergency power to spent nuclear fuel storage facilities, as well as the New Safe Confinement above the Shelter. Efforts are ongoing to restore external power supply to the site.