The nuclear plant, based in Ukraine, has been controlled by Russia since it seized the site from Ukrainian authorities following the start of the war. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that the situation at the nuclear plant was ‘critical’, as the backup systems were not designed for use over extended periods of time. Longest outage at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantThe Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is now facing the longest outage since the war started in 2022. The generators at the site, which are currently supplying power, are the last source of power supply. The fuel reserves for the generators usually last for 10 days, and the rest is dependent on resupply.