Zaporizhzhia NPP to inform IAEA after drone attack on transport workshop UPDATED

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) management will inform the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about a mass drone attack carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the station’s transport workshop.

The announcement was made by Yevgeniya Yashina, director of communications at the plant, in comments to Russian media.

“The IAEA will definitely be informed,” Yashina said.

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Ukrainian forces have carried out a large-scale drone attack on a transport workshop at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to the plant’s Russian-installed administration.

The ZNPP said at least 14 drone strikes were recorded during the evening of June 18 and overnight into June 19, targeting the facility’s transport workshop.

It said one of the strikes caused a fire in a bay within the workshop, damaging buildings in a repair zone. No casualties were reported.

The plant administration said the full extent of the damage could not yet be assessed due to what it described as a continuing risk of further attacks and restrictions on inspection work.

It said the aim of the strikes was to disrupt transport infrastructure at the site, complicate logistics and the movement of staff, and thereby create additional risks for the operation of the plant.

“Despite the ongoing attacks, staff are taking all necessary measures to maintain the safe and stable operation of the facility,” the statement added.