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The IAEA speaks of “strong explosions near” the facilities and warns of the serious danger to the safety of the plant
Jan. 6 () –
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this Monday that eight Ukrainian drones were shot down the day before over the city of Energodar and around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and under Moscow’s control since the early stages of the war. .
According to Russian authorities, one of the drones has hit the roof of one of the buildings that make up the facilities. “All unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems,” he detailed.
“One of the downed drones exploded and caught fire on the roof of the training center of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” the Russian Defense Ministry explained in a statement, in which it is reported that there have been no casualties or damage. importance. Work continues normally, he adds.
For its part, the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) has reported “strong explosions near the Zaporizhia power plant, coinciding with information about a drone attack against the training center.”
The director general of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, has said that the agency’s support team present at the facilities has heard “two loud explosions coming from outside the perimeter” and “machine gun fire.”
“The IAEA is aware of reports of an alleged attack with a drone on the training center of the Zaporizhia power plant, just outside the perimeter (…) there were no casualties and no equipment at the nuclear power plant was affected,” it notes. .
The IAEA support team present in Zaporizhzhia has warned that “military activities” in the vicinity of the plant have increased in the last 24 hours. “An attack against any nuclear power plant is completely unacceptable,” said Grossi, who called on the parties to act with “maximum restraint.”
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