IAEA says Zaporizhzhia thermal plant hit by serious attack

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant (TPP), located near Enerhodar, was subjected to a “serious attack” on the morning of June 4, with staff taking shelter.

“The IAEA has been informed by the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that the nearby Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP) - whose switchyard helps deliver electricity to the ZNPP - has been under heavy attack this morning,” the agency said in a post on X.

The IAEA added that its team present at the ZNPP observed “light smoke coming from the direction of the Zaporizhzhia TPP and heard sounds of military activity.”

According to the agency, personnel at the Zaporizhzhia TPP “are currently in shelters due to the attack.”

The incident “is causing serious concern,” IAEA representatives said.

The agency noted that the only functioning power transmission line supplying the ZNPP “remains operational.”

By Tamilla Hasanova