Ukraine has apparently attacked the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia with drones. One exploded on the dome of a power plant but caused no damage, it was reported Sunday. The international nuclear agency IAEA confirmed there were “three direct hits”. “This is a no-go,” warned IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi.
According to Grossi, “at least three direct hits against the containment of the main reactor of the nuclear power plant” have been confirmed. “This should not happen,” he said on Platform X. We strongly recommend refraining from actions that endanger nuclear safety.
Here, IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi comments on the incident on X:
Truck damaged near the company canteen
According to the Russian-appointed government of the Ukrainian power plant, three employees were injured in the shelling; the IAEA confirmed only one accident victim (see message below). According to the nuclear power plant’s management, another drone also damaged a truck near the nuclear power plant’s canteen. The radiation at the six reactors was normal, it was said.
The nuclear power plant is located near the front line. Both sides have often accused each other of shelling the facility. Reuters cannot verify its accuracy.
Kiev: Three killed in Russian attacks in Zaporizhia region
According to Ukrainian sources, Russian attacks killed several civilians on Sunday. Three people were killed in the frontline village of Guliaipole in the Zaporizhia region. Russian forces shelled the village with several Grad rocket launchers, the report said. At least five civilians have been killed by Russian artillery fire in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, according to official information.
The victim died ‘under the rubble of her own home’.
“Two men and a woman died under the rubble of their own house, which was hit by a Russian shell,” Ivan Fedorov, the governor of the Zaporizhia region in southeastern Ukraine, said on the short-messaging service Telegram. Another person was injured. The frontline area of Zaporizhia is under constant fire from Russian missiles, drones and artillery.
Five civilian casualties in the Donetsk region
At least five civilian deaths had previously been reported in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region. The Ukrainian regional prosecutor’s office said on Saturday evening that a minor was among the victims in the Pokrovsk district. Two people were injured. On the other hand, authorities in the Russian-occupied regional capital Donetsk reported 11 injuries from Ukrainian shelling. Pokrovsk County is located just a few kilometers from the front, west of Donetsk. Residential buildings in several cities were affected.
Source: Krone
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