The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that the drone fell near the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the explosion thundered about 800 meters from the object.
The agency’s official website says that according to the IATE mission, 22 was recorded late in the morning at the station of the station. The drone, some of which approached the object at a distance of only half a kilometer.
at about 01:00 local time, the mission staff heard the sounds of shooting and explosions. Inspection of the place of fall showed a funnel with an area of about 4 square meters. meters and depth about a meter. Near the epicenter of the impact, metal structures were damaged and cars are knocked out. There were no victims and destruction affecting nuclear safety.
“once again, the drones fly too close to nuclear objects, endangering nuclear safety. Fortunately, this time the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant was not affected. But the next time we may not be lucky. I continue to urge both sides to show the maximum military restraint around all the critically important. Nuclear objects, ”said the head of the IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossy.
In addition, the agency recalled that the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant for the tenth time completely lost external power supply and more than 48 hours work on reserve diesel generators. Moreover, the level of radiation at the station remains normal.