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Russian media: Zaporizhia nuclear power plant attacked, cooling tower caught fire

2024-08-12

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Reference News reported on August 12According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 11, Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant spokesperson Yevgenia Yashina said on the 11th that the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant was attacked by a Ukrainian suicide drone.

It is reported that Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-appointed leader of the Zaporizhia region, had previously stated that a fire broke out in the cooling system of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant due to the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on the city of Energodar.

The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the fire in the cooling tower of the nuclear power plant caused by the attack by Ukrainian armed forces has been brought under control and there is no threat of further spread.

The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant said that there were no violations of the restrictions and conditions for the safe operation of the nuclear power plant.

According to the report, Yashina said that once safety conditions permit, IAEA experts will introduce the damage to the nuclear power plant.

Yasina said: "International Atomic Energy Agency experts have received information about the Ukrainian attack and will report on the damage once the security situation and conditions allow."