Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said the site was attacked on Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit.
According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant were normal after the strikes. Later on Sunday, however, Russian state-owned nuclear agency Rosatom said three people were wounded in the “unprecedented series of drone attacks”, specifically when a drone hit an area close to the site’s canteen.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Photo: Bloomberg
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday its experts had been informed of the drone strike and that “such detonation is consistent with IAEA observations”.
Without apportioning blame Rafael Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency, warned of the safety risks of such attacks.
“I urge refraining from actions that contradict the 5 IAEA principles and jeopardise nuclear safety,” he said on the social media site X, formerly Twitter.
The power plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. The IAEA has repeatedly expressed alarm about the nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe. Both Ukraine and Russia have regularly accused the other of attacking the plant, which is still close to the front lines.
The plant’s six reactors have been shut down for months but it still needs power and qualified staff to operate crucial cooling systems and other safety features.
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