The Russian government said on the 29th (local time) that Ukrainian forces were continuing attacks on the Zaporiza nuclear power plant.
On this day, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) support group departed for the safety inspection of the Japoriza nuclear power plant.
Russia’s Sputnik news agency said on the same day that the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the Ukrainian military had launched an unmanned aerial vehicle to attack the Zaporiza nuclear power plant the day before.
The Ministry of National Defense explained that the drone was shot down while approaching a facility for storing nuclear fuel and solid radioactive waste.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense added that there was no serious damage and that radiation levels at the Zaporiza nuclear power plant were normal.
Archyde.com also reported the announcement by the Russian Ministry of Defense, but gave a clue that it was difficult to verify whether this claim was true.
In addition to the Zaporiza nuclear power plant, the Russian defense ministry claimed that the bombardment of the nearby city of Enerhodar has not stopped.
“During the day before, the Ukrainian military fired eight large-caliber self-propelled artillery fires at the residential area of Enerhodar,” the Ministry of National Defense said.
“The two bombs exploded very close to the nuclear power plant,” he said.
The Zaporiza nuclear power plant complex, which has six reactors, is the largest single facility in Europe and was occupied by Russian forces in early March, right after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Recently, the risk of radioactive material leakage continues, such as shelling around the nuclear power plant and cutting off the power supply due to a nearby fire.
As this dangerous situation persisted, the IAEA intervened, but the military tensions surrounding the Japorija nuclear power plant were not resolved until just before the IAEA support group departed.
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