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Russia Accuses Ukraine of New Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; IAEA Confirms Drone Damage
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of New Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; IAEA Confirms Drone Damage

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Under investigation
  • Russia accused Ukraine of a new attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
  • The attack reportedly destroyed six buses and two vans in the transport workshop area.
  • The IAEA confirmed damage consistent with a drone attack after inspecting the facility.

Russian authorities have reported a new attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been under Russian occupation since 2022. Russian operators of the plant stated that the transport workshop building and service vehicles stationed there are regularly targeted. They also reported repeated attacks on buses used to transport plant employees. According to the report, an attack on May 31 destroyed six buses and two vans, with no personnel casualties.

The transport workshop building and service vehicles that are there are attacked regularly. In addition, there have been repeated attacks on the buses that transport the plant's employees through the city.

— Russian operators of the plantThe operators described the alleged repeated attacks targeting the plant's transport facilities.

The station's management claims the transport workshop has become a frequent target for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in recent months. This follows a previous accusation by Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, that Ukraine attacked the turbine hall of unit six with a drone the previous day. Rosatom stated that while the main equipment was undamaged, a hole was created in the hall's wall, marking the first attack on the plant's primary equipment with an explosion penetrating the building.

This is the first attack on the main equipment of the station, with an explosion that completely penetrated the building and caused damage in the turbine room.

— Alexei LikhachevRosatom Director Alexei Likhachev described a previous drone attack on the turbine hall.

Ukraine has not commented on the latest incident but has previously rejected accusations of attacks, calling them a "new attempt to discredit Ukraine and hide its own criminal acts." Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspected the plant's engine room and observed damage to an access hatch on an upper floor. They concluded that their observations were "compatible with a drone attack." During the inspection, IAEA specialists also reported hearing drones and gunfire overhead. Russian forces seized the plant in 2022, and both Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of constant shelling in the vicinity, which has repeatedly led to power outages.

a new attempt to discredit Ukraine and hide its own criminal acts.

— Ukrainian sideUkraine's general response to Russian accusations regarding attacks on the plant.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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