Russia denounces Ukrainian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

At least three people were injured this Sunday in an attack Ukrainian with drones against the nuclear plant Zaporozhyehe denounced Russiawhich controls the factory in the Ukrainian region of the same name, annexed by Moscow in September 2022.

“The nuclear power plant Zaporozhye was the target of an unprecedented series of drone attacks, which created a direct threat to the security of the factory”, reported Rosatom, agency Russia for atomic energy, on his Telegram channel.

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According to the statement of RosatomThe attacks occurred around midday local time (09:00 GMT).

The first of the drones crashed in an area close to the plant’s cafeteria and injured three employees, one of them seriously, then another attacked the loading port and, finally, a third hit the dome of the generating unit. .

“There were no critical damages or deaths, radiation levels at the station and its surroundings have not changed and do not exceed normal values.”Rosatom emphasized.

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The Russian agency asked the leaders of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the countries of European Union to talk about what he called “attempt to worsen the situation around the continent’s largest nuclear power plant”.

The Zaporizhzhia power station is located near the city of Energodaron the bank of the reservoir Kakhovka and has six nuclear reactors.

Source: Elcomercio

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