Russia says Ukrainian drones attacked training centre at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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Zaporizhzhia, Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, is not operating but still requires power to keep its nuclear fuel cool.
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Ukrainian drones attacked a training centre at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on the evening of July 13, the Russian-installed administration of the Russia-held plant in Ukraine said on July 14.
“The enemy used three unmanned aerial vehicles,” the administration said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that “no critical” damage was recorded.
Reuters could not independently verify the Russian report, which comes a day after the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said it had heard hundreds of rounds of small arms fire late on July 12 at the plant.
Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in the first weeks after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Each side regularly accuses the other of firing or taking other actions that could trigger a nuclear accident.
The station, Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, is not operating but still requires power to keep its nuclear fuel cool.
The plant’s Russian-installed management said in its statement that the station “continues to operate normally, with all necessary safety precautions in place”. REUTERS
