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A new drone attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a "major nuclear accident", the UN nuclear watchdog has warned.
Russia said Ukraine was behind the attack, while three people were reported injured. Meanwhile, Ukraine has denied involvement.
The giant Russian-held nuclear plant, with six reactors, is on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly warned against such attacks. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday's drone strike was "reckless" and "a major escalation of nuclear safety and security risks" facing the plant.
The Zaporizhzhia plant , in southern Ukraine, is the largest in Europe. Russian forces occupied it shortly after launching their full-scale aggression in February 2022. The IAEA, which has a team of experts in Zaporizhzhia, confirmed "physical impact of drone strikes" on the power plant, including one of the reactors. The Russian-installed administration at the plant said radiation levels were normal and there was no serious damage. The IAEA said the damage had not compromised nuclear safety, but warned that "this is a serious incident with the potential to compromise the safety of the reactor's control system".
Grossi specified that there had been "at least three direct hits" against the plant's "main reactor control structures". "This cannot happen," he said. "No one can profit or have any military or political advantage from attacks against nuclear facilities. This is forbidden."
Both Russia and Ukraine regularly accuse each other of bombing the plant and risking a major nuclear accident. The plant's Russian administration has said that Ukraine's armed forces were behind the attack, but Ukraine has denied the allegations.
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