Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Rosatom said the strike tore a hole in a turbine hall wall but did not damage primary equipment, according to the company.
- On Saturday, the Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom reported that a Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, leaving a hole in a turbine hall wall.
- Captured by Russia in March 2022, the facility remains near the frontline in the southeastern Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia region, where occasional fire during the four-year-long war has raised fears of a nuclear accident.
- Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev called the strike "deliberate," stating a kamikaze combat drone caused a "subsequent detonation" at the turbine hall building without damaging primary equipment.
- While Ukraine provided no immediate comment, Likhachev warned the incident brings the region "one step closer to an incident" that could affect populations far beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine.
- Ongoing four-year hostilities continue to threaten the facility, with officials warning that such incidents pose safety risks well beyond Europe's immediate borders.
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On Saturday, a Ukrainian drone hit the turbine building of Unit 6 of the Zaporiya nuclear power plant, located in Ukraine but under Russian control. “Today an unmanned aerial vehicle has impacted the wall of the turbine room of Unit 6 of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant without causing personal or critical damage,” the power station reported on social networks. “These attacks on nuclear facilities are extremely irresponsible and pose a risk to …
Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, causing no damage to key equipment, but leaving a hole in the wall of a turbine hall.
Russia’s Rosatom says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, causing no damage to key equipment, but leaving a hole in the wall of a turbine hall.
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