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,” Likhachev said in a statement.
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Russia says Ukraine drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia's state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, reported on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Rosatom stated that the drone hit the turbine hall building of Power Unit No.
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Russia's state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, reported on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Rosatom stated that the drone hit the turbine hall building of Power Unit No. 6, causing a detonation and leaving a hole in the wall, but claimed no key equipment was damaged. Rosatom's head, Alexei Likhachev, described the incident as "deliberate." However, the Ukrainian military has denied responsibility for the strike. The Zaporizhzhia plant is Europe's largest nuclear facility.
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Rosatom's head Alexei Likhachev called the incident 'deliberate' and said it left a hole in the wall of a turbine hall.
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The Kyiv military denied that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
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Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom said a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
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A Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Power Unit No 6.
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The drone strike caused no damage to key equipment at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
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