Attacks this month have struck residential buildings, pre‑schools, and shops in Ukraine, while the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant lost connection to the 750 kV Dniprovska line on 03/24/2026, leaving it on a single back‑up feed, the IAEA said.

The UN’s Rosemary DiCarlo warned the Security Council that the conflict is “worse than ever,” with winter damage to energy infrastructure driving humanitarian need. IAEA teams are pressing both sides for local ceasefires to repair critical lines, as strikes on energy and transport continue to imperil civilians and heighten regional environmental risk.

Humanitarian actors are providing first aid, psychosocial care, and emergency relief, but operations require safer access and predictable power to avoid further civilian catastrophe.

Sources: IAEA statement on ZNPP, 03/24/2026; 2) UN briefing, Rosemary DiCarlo to UN Security Council, 03/23/2026.