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Drone attack struck turbine building at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, IAEA says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed by the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine that a drone struck a turbine building at the site, reportedly causing a hole in its wall.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi expresses serious concern about the reported incident and says: “Attacking nuclear sites is like playing with fire.”
The IAEA’s team at the Russian-held power plant has requested access to examine the affected turbine building first-hand, the agency says in an X post.
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