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UN condemns Ukrainian drone strike on Russian controlled Nuclear Power Plant
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 27, 2023
THE head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog condemned Sunday’s drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Rafael Mariano Grossi said the attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.”
In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Mr Grossi confirmed at least three direct hits against the ZNPP main reactor containment structures took place.
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