Russian envoy says 17 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large Rodion Mironov said on 19 August that 17 people were injured in Energodar after a Ukrainian drone attack, most of them employees of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. One nuclear plant worker was killed. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called the strike on the Energodar bus stop 'the worst that has happened to the ZNPP'.
Key Facts
- A Ukrainian drone struck a public transport stop in Energodar on the morning of 18 August, Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large Rodion Mironov said.
- Three of the injured were in a moderately severe condition at the time of Mironov’s statement on 19 August.
- Mironov said the attack effectively disrupted IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
The Drone Strike
A Ukrainian drone struck a public transport stop in Energodar on the morning of 18 August, according to Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large Rodion Mironov. Seventeen people were injured, and most were employees of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Mironov said. One plant worker was killed, and three injured people remained in a moderately severe condition as of 19 August.
IAEA Director General's Response
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called the drone strike on the Energodar bus stop 'the worst that has happened to the ZNPP'. Mironov said the attack effectively disrupted Grossi’s planned visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Mironov said Kyiv was responsible for the disruption.
Russian Envoy's Statement
Mironov said the attack and the disruption of Grossi’s visit demonstrated the Ukrainian government’s progression toward 'nuclear terrorism'. Mironov called the use of a drone against a gathering of civilians a cynical form of action. Mironov said the absence of a firm international reaction would become a marker of the degradation of the system deterring a radiation and nuclear catastrophe.
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Russian envoy says 17 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
