IAEA: Drone hits roof of Zaporizhzhia NPP training centre

Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, photo by ua.depositphotos.com

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant has informed the IAEA team that a drone hit the roof of a training centre located just outside the plant's perimeter.

This is stated in the agency's report on the situation in Ukraine.

According to preliminary data, the incident did not cause any casualties or significant damage. It is not yet known whether the drone directly crashed into the building or fell on it after being shot down.

The IAEA stressed that this is the third attack on the ZNPP training centre since the beginning of the year. Representatives of the agency have requested access to the building, as they did after the previous incident in April. This time, however, permission has not yet been granted.

«These reports of drone incidents are of great concern, as they could pose a direct threat to nuclear safety. Simply put, too many drones are flying near nuclear facilities, not just ZNPP. This must stop immediately», said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

As a reminder, during the occupation of Enerhodar, the Russian military illegally imprisoned at least 13 employees of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.