Drone strike kills worker at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, IAEA says
In a separate incident, an employee at the nearby Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant was also killed by a drone, according to the IAEA.
On November 9, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that a worker at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Russian-occupied Ukraine was killed by a drone strike. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi strongly denounced the attack, stating it violated critical nuclear safety measures. The ZNPP, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been under Russian control since the onset of the country's full-scale invasion.
While the IAEA did not disclose the identity of the perpetrators, drone attacks have been a recurring threat to the plant's safety, with previous incidents in October and August resulting in injuries and equipment damage. The ZNPP lost external power for 10 hours on November 8, relying on emergency generators before restoring normal operations.
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