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UN nuclear watchdog head condemns drone strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant claimed that the site was attacked by Ukrainian military drones, which Ukraine denies. Photograph: LIBKOS/AP

The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog agency has condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident”.

In a statement on X, Rafael Grossi confirmed at least three direct hits against the ZNPP main reactor containment structures. “This cannot happen,” the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

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