Russia says Ukraine drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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Russia’s nuclear company Rosatom reported that a Ukrainian drone attack struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, causing minor damage but no critical equipment failure. Ukraine denied the attack, with rising tensions around this key nuclear facility in the region.

Russia’s state ⁠nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, causing no damage to key equipment, but the Kyiv military ‌denied it. Rosatom’s head Alexei Likhachev called the incident “deliberate” and said it left a hole in the wall of a turbine hall. “This afternoon, a Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Power Unit No 6, resulting in ⁠a subsequent detonation,”...