Three Employees of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack

The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has been subjected to constant Ukrainian shelling and drone attacks for over two years, ever since it fell into the hands of Russian forces in March 2022.

 Russia has warned the world's nuclear safety watchdog and Kiev's Western sponsors that the attacks threaten to unleash a nuclear crisis in the heart of Europe.

Three employees of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant were wounded in Sunday's Ukrainian drone attack, with one of them now in serious condition, Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency has reported.
Rosatom condemned the "unprecedented" attack and called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to immediately respond to and condemn Ukraine's actions.

 "Rosatom is calling on the leadership of the IAEA and Director General Rafael Grossi personally, as well as the governments of EU countries, to immediately respond to the direct threat to the safety of the Zaporozhye NPP and categorically condemn the attempt to escalate the situation around the largest nuclear power plant in Europe," the agency said.

The ZNPP's press service announced earlier in the day that kamikaze drones had struck the canteen sector of the plant, damaging a truck containing food, with a second strike reported in a a cargo loading/unloading area.

Rosatom says a third drone hit the dome of the ZNPP's sixth power unit.