Ukrainian Drone Kills Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Worker
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- A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck the transport department at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on April 27, killing a driver, according to a Telegram post from the plant's Russian-installed management.
- The IAEA said its team at the site will investigate the incident and continue monitoring the situation, the Vienna-based agency reported.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reiterated that strikes on or near nuclear power plants "can endanger nuclear safety and must not take place," posting the warning on X.
- The strike hit the plant's transport department, killing one driver — the Russian-installed management framed the incident in its Telegram post as a direct Ukrainian attack on the nuclear facility.
Why it matters: The strike gives the IAEA fresh grounds to press both sides to keep clear of the plant, with Grossi publicly restating his standing warning that any strike near a nuclear facility endangers safety. The death was confirmed by the facility's Russian-installed management, not by an independent body, and the IAEA's on-site investigation is now the authoritative channel for establishing the facts.
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