In the Ukraine war, NPPs are becoming tactical nuclear arms. Since July 2022, the Ukrainian NPP Zaporizhzhya, occupied by Russia, has been continuously shelled. Ukraine justified its attempts to retake it by force. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) withheld critical information about this and thus allowed Kiev to have its way, as did the supporting NATO member states. This article documents the situation until the end of 2022.