One killed, another injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Energodar - Rosatom
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- A Ukrainian drone attack on Energodar on Wednesday resulted in the death of one Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) employee and serious injury to another, according to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev.
- This incident follows earlier reports of casualties in the region.
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Why It Matters
One employee of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was killed and another seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Energodar on Wednesday. This incident follows earlier reports of casualties in the region.
MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. One employee of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was killed and another seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Energodar on Wednesday, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said in a statement released by the state corporation's press service.
Earlier, Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported that one person had been killed and seven others injured in Ukrainian attacks over the past 24 hours. According to him, four people were wounded in Energodar, one of whom later died.
"The Ukrainian armed forces have moved to the deliberate and systematic killing of Zaporozhye NPP employees. Yesterday afternoon, four residents of Energodar, the city of nuclear workers, were injured in a drone attack. Two of them were employees of the plant's centralized repair department. These are key personnel whose work is directly linked to the safe operation of equipment at Europe's largest nuclear power plant," Likhachev said.
"One of them was wounded, and doctors are fighting for his life, providing all possible medical assistance. The other was killed. I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones," he added.
Open Questions
- Was this attack targeted specifically at ZNPP employees?
- What is the current security status of ZNPP personnel?
