Russia's Rosatom says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Rosatom said the blast caused no damage to key equipment, while the International Atomic Energy Agency requested access to inspect the turbine building.
- 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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“Attacking nuclear facilities is like playing with fire,” Grossi said. According to information obtained by the IAEA, there was supposed to be a rift in the wall of the building.The agency also said that its team, which is based at a Russian-controlled power plant located in southeastern Ukraine, requested access to the turbine building to investigate the extent of the destruction.Ukraine rejects Russia's accusations of attacking the Zaporozhye …
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A drone has truffet and turbine bygning ved nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia. The internasjonale atomenergibyrået (IAEA) is confirmed.
Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Kyiv denies this and speaks of "nuclear blackmail." Now the International Atomic Energy Agency is demanding access to the plant.
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