Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Ukraine’s SBU foils terrorist plot in Zaporizhzhia, detains deserter working for Russian intelligence

Ukraine’s Security Service foiled a terrorist attack allegedly planned by Russian intelligence in Zaporizhzhya, detaining a deserter and Russian agent who intended to plant an improvised explosive device in a crowded area, the agency reported on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 01:36 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP now reconnecting to Ukraine’s power grid, IAEA says

Having spent weeks running on emergency diesel generators, the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is being reconnected to the Ukrainian power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 11:52 PM

Russian forces advance in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts

Russian invasion forces made limited gains on several frontline sectors in Ukraine's Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 06:34 PM

Russia hits homes and power grid in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian forces carried out another airstrike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast late on Oct. 8, damaging civilian infrastructure and causing partial power outages, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram shortly after the attack.

9 October 2025, 08:33 AM

Russian forces expand foothold in two Ukrainian oblasts

Russian troops have advanced in the village of Poltavka in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 08:51 AM

IAEA reports explosions near occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its team at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) recorded shelling nearby, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Oct. 6.

7 October 2025, 12:14 AM

Russia hits Zaporizhzhya enterprise with guided aerial bombs

Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhya with guided aviation bombs on Oct. 6, triggering a series of explosions across the city and surrounding region, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram.

6 October 2025, 12:56 PM

Russia hits Zaporizhzhya with drones, bombs, killing one

Russian troops launched over 10 drone and guided bomb strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhya overnight into Oct. 5, killing one civilian and injuring nine while disrupting power and water supplies and igniting a factory fire, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported.

5 October 2025, 10:57 AM

Russian forces claw forward on three fronts

Russian troops have advanced on three front sectors in Ukraine, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 09:36 AM

Russia deliberately cut power to occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP, Ukrainian FM Sybiha says

Russia deliberately cut power to occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as part of a test shutdown and is preparing to connect the facility to its own grid, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Zelenskyy sounds alarm over Zaporizhzhya NPP

Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has entered its seventh consecutive day of relying on emergency diesel generators and remains disconnected from the power grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 12:36 AM

Russian forces occupy Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops have seized the Ukrainian village of Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 08:23 AM

Zaporizhzhya NPP remains cut off from power grid

Russian occupation forces have kept the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) operating on emergency diesel generators for a second day after cutting its only connection to the Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 11:52 PM

Partisans cripple Russian military logistics in occupied Berdyansk

A Russian military fuel truck and a UAZ vehicle were torched in the city of Berdyansk in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on Sept. 25, posting photos and a video from the site.

25 September 2025, 10:44 AM

Russia targets Kupyansk and aims deeper push – ISW

Russia’s Defense Ministry openly declared its intention not only to seize Kupyansk but also to advance further into Kharkiv Oblast, underscoring Moscow’s broader ambitions to capture far more Ukrainian territory than Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 01:36 PM

Ukraine reports 172 combat clashes as Russia advances in Novopavlivka sector

Russian forces have captured the villages of Novomykolayivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Novoivanivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the analytical outlet DeepState reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 12:45 PM

Russia creeps forward in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya oblasts

Russian troops have advanced near three settlements in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv and southeastern Zaporizhzhya oblasts, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Sep. 17.

18 September 2025, 08:26 AM

Russian troops push into Kupyansk and Zaporizhzhya Oblast — DeepState

The Russian forces have advanced into the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 12:45 PM

Syrskyi dismisses two corps commanders

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi has relieved the commanders of the 17th and 20th corps, Volodymyr Silenko and Maksym Kituhin, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 11:41 PM

Power cuts follow Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhya

Russian troops targeted Zaporizhzhya Oblast with aerial bombs and drones overnight into Sept. 15, sparking fires and power outages in the region's suburbs, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram.

15 September 2025, 02:10 PM

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