The "reckless attacks" on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "significantly increase the risk of a serious nuclear accident and must stop immediately": said the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, as reported by the 'Agency itself.
Yesterday's attack on the plant represents "a clear violation of the fundamental principles for the protection of Europe's largest nuclear power plant", he added.
Yesterday the IAEA confirmed that "the main containment facilities of the reactors of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia suffered at least three direct attacks yesterday". It is the first case of its kind "since November 2022 and after having established the 5 basic principles to avoid a serious nuclear accident with radiological consequences", Grossi said.
"No one can in theory benefit or obtain any military or political advantage from attacks against nuclear facilities - continues Grossi in a post on his X account -. I firmly appeal to military leaders to refrain from any action
that violates the fundamental principles that protect nuclear facilities."
Shortly before, the IAEA had declared that "drone attacks caused a physical impact on one of the six reactors of the plant and one victim", specifying that "the damage to unit 6 did not compromise nuclear safety but it is a serious accident that could undermine the integrity of the reactor containment system.
The managers of the plant, under Russian control, reported that "Ukrainian drones attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant" and these raids "damaged a truck parked near the canteen". For his part, Ukrainian governor Ivan Federov said that the Russian army bombed the Zaporizhzhia region with Grad Gulyaipole missiles, killing three civilians in the same house.
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