Worker killed in drone attack at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says
The IAEA said a worker at Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was killed in a drone attack, with a worker at a nearby thermal plant also killed.
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A worker at the in Ukraine was killed in a drone attack on the facility, the said, The Moscow Times reported.
A separate drone strike killed a worker at a thermal power plant near the site, the IAEA said, according to Reuters.
The Zaporizhzhia plant has been under Russian occupation since 2022, in an active area of the front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Responsibility for the strikes, and further details on the circumstances of either death, were not reported.
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What we know
- Official · IAEA A worker at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was killed in a drone attack, the IAEA said, The Moscow Times reported.
- 1 outlet · The Moscow Times A worker at a nearby thermal power plant was also killed by a drone, the IAEA said, according to Reuters.
- 1 outlet · The Moscow Times The Zaporizhzhia plant has been under Russian occupation since 2022.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Responsibility for the drone strikes has not been independently confirmed.
- Unconfirmed Further details on the circumstances of either death were not reported.
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Why it matters for Europe
The Zaporizhzhia plant has been under Russian occupation since 2022, in an active area of the front line. A fatal strike on its staff, alongside another worker killed at a nearby thermal plant on the same complex, shows the risks facing power-sector workers in the region, where both nuclear and conventional energy sites have come under attack during the war, as fighting continues near the complex.
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Questions and answers
- What happened at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?
- A worker there was killed in a drone attack, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
- Was anyone else killed?
- Yes. A worker at a nearby thermal power plant was also killed by a drone, the IAEA said.
- Who controls the Zaporizhzhia plant?
- It has been under Russian occupation since 2022.
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