Go to the media bankZaporozhye NPP in Energodar. Archival photoMOSCOW, Sep 29Ukrainian troops dropped a drone on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, head of the military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region Yevhen Balitsky said on Channel One.
"The hit was not in the reactor itself, the reactor is not in danger. We are talking about supporting infrastructure. Firefighters have left and are now putting out the fire. I was informed that the issue does not pose a great danger from the point of view of the nuclear threat", — said Balitsky.
As the head of the administration of Energodar Alexander Volga, in turn, there was only a short circuit and a slight smoke at the station. The consequences have been eliminated, everything is working as usual. The Armed Forces of Ukraine regularly strike at Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant located near the city. Last week, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi began negotiations with representatives of Russia and Ukraine on the creation of a nuclear safety and protection zone around the station. In early September, Grossi, at the head of a delegation of agency experts, visited ZNPP. As a result of the visit, experts prepared a report in which they confirmed the fact of shelling. Two IAEA employees remained at the station on a permanent basis. Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper, it is the largest NPP in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity. Since March, it has been under the protection of the Russian military.
Energodar administration denied reports of a fire at the Zaporozhye NPP