Ukrainian prone to nuclear accident after recent Russian attacks – IAEA head

The UN’s nuclear watchdog leader criticized Ukraine for using a drone to attack one of the six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. He said that this kind of attack could cause a big nuclear accident.

On social media, Rafael Mariano Grossi said that at least three direct hits happened on the main reactor buildings at ZNPP. “He said it can’t happen. ”

He said it was the first attack like this since November 2022. This is when he made five important rules to prevent a dangerous nuclear accident.

Officials at the plant said that Ukrainian military drones attacked the site on Sunday. They hit the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit.

The plant officials said that there was no serious damage or injuries and the radiation levels at the plant were normal after the attacks. On Sunday, the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom said three people were hurt in an unusual drone attack near the site’s canteen.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday that its experts were told about the drone attack, and that the explosion matches what the agency has noticed.

In another statement, the IAEA said that drone attacks caused damage to the nuclear plant, including one of its six reactors. One person was injured, it was reported.

The damage at unit 6 is very serious and could cause the reactor’s containment system to become weaker, but it hasn’t affected the safety of the nuclear power plant.

The power plant got caught in the middle when Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and took over the facility. The IAEA has said many times that they are worried about the big nuclear power plant in Europe. They are afraid there might be a big nuclear disaster. Ukraine and Russia both say the other is attacking the plant, which is still near the battle area.

The plant’s six reactors are not running for a long time, but it still needs electricity and skilled workers to run important cooling systems and safety features.

On Sunday, three people died when a Russian bomb hit their house in the town of Huliaipole in southeastern Ukraine. Ivan Fedorov spoke. Two people got hurt in Huliaipole from shelling on Sunday.

Three individuals were injured in Russia’s attack in Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region, according to the governor of the region.