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The former power plant and the zone are managed by the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management. After the accident, the three other reactors stayed functional but were deactivated in 2000, although the plant remains in the process of inactivating as of 2022.

A piece of news is come out that the Chernobyl powerline is damaged by Russian forces:-

A high-voltage power line at the Chernobyl nuclear plant has once again been damaged by Russian forces, Ukraine’s nuclear agency declared Monday, On Monday Ukraine’s nuclear agency declared, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko declared one day after that power had been fixed following a Russian invasion previous week that disjoined the area from the electricity.

A recently captured View of Chernobyl Powerline in Northern Ukraine

"The Ukrainian utility "Ukrenergo" brought out the restorations over the weekend", said over Monday that "the power line has again been harmed by “the occupants" (Russian Army). The workers of the company would have to go to the site to resume repair.

A picture of Ukrainian utility "ukrenergo"

Administrators have told concerned that a shortage of power at the closed plant and surrounding area would endanger cooling systems for 20,000+ spent nuclear fuel rods that remain at the zone.

Ukraine’s nuclear agency said that:-

“Dependable power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is crucial from the point of view of nuclear protection".

On 2 Feb, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was seized by the Russian Army. Then (IAEA) International Atomic Energy Agency and other global organizations have shown concern about the circumstances in which the sealed plant is being kept.

(IAEA) Board Of Governors

The Ukrainian regulator reported to the agency on March 13, that the occupants at the Chernobyl power plant were no longer serving repair and supervision duties of protection-related tools, the IAEA said in a report. This was partial because of their tiredness after working constantly for near to three weeks, some of the guards and technical employees have not been able to revolve from the facility since the day Russian armies took over.

"The condition disobeys a security pillar appointed by the agency" has alerted by IAEA that workers working in power plants should be able to make judgments “free of excessive pressure.” On Monday, the Ukrainian nuclear agency's alert arrives after a Russian attack last week disjoined the Chernobyl power plant from the country’s power grid. The plant needs electricity for cooling and ventilation of reserved materials. Yet, the IAEA said it did not see a “crucial effect on safety.”

What’s at stake in Chernobyl:-

Ukraine excessively depends on nuclear power and has 15 functional nuclear reactors in four power plants. It is also home to the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe, Zaporizhzhia, which is also under the control of the Russian Army.
The phantom of the atomic debacle has been a reason to worry since the start of Russia's attack, the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986, is still fresh in the minds of Europeans.

A glance at why the Chernobyl plant area expresses such danger at the time of the Ukraine and Russia war, despite it being shut down.

A blast and fires during the 1986 catastrophe harmed the plant’s fourth reactor, which lost its concrete lid, generating radiation to disperse into the air. Around 350,000 residents were taken away, according to the World Nuclear Association, and an “exclusion zone” was founded. The remaining three reactors continued to function; the last one still operating was closed in 2000.