The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced this Saturday a temporary and localized ceasefire in the surroundings of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to allow repair work on the power line that supplies the facilities.
The ceasefire was agreed upon between Russia and Ukraine, which halted their offensives in the area of the nuclear plant. The truce is due to the need to repair the power line that supplies energy to the plant, which suffered a prolonged outage.
The power outage was caused by the cross-fire attacks between the two countries in the region. The situation generated international concern due to the risks associated with a nuclear plant in conflict.
The IAEA, led by Rafael Grossi, was responsible for mediating and announcing the agreement between the parties for this temporary humanitarian pause in hostilities.
