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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Russia’s Rosatom says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
MOSCOW - 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.
Moscow accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on the Russian-occupied Zaporishyya nuclear power plant. Kiev denies. Now the International Atomic Energy Agency investigates the allegations.
Russia says Ukrainian drone hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Kyiv denies claim
Rosatom said a Ukrainian drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6 at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine denied the claim as propaganda, renewing concern over military activity around the site.
MOSCOW. – Russian state nuclear power company Rosatom denounced this Saturday that a Ukrainian drone had hit the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, a claim denied by the Ukrainian government. According to Rosatom, the attack on the nuclear power plant, under the control of the Russian occupier since the first months of the war, did not record damage to the equipment, although he claimed that it left a hole in the wall of a turbine …
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