My understanding was that the plant was operating and (!) providing power to Ukraine, under Russian control and supervision. The Ukrainian shelling disabled 3 of the 4 power lines to Ukraine, so the Russians closed them all down and Ukraine is getting no power from the plant, which is a huge plant. Oopsie! I surmise that power is still being provided to the Donbass and liberated areas.

Now that the last-ditch attempt has failed, the IAEA people will be in a position to testify to the truth of the situation. Potential big propaganda fail for Zelensky and Boris. I would like to see a massive cry of "WTF!" from the Western observers.