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Zaporizhzhia plant worker killed in strike, Russian management says
A Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant worker was killed at home in Enerhodar, southeastern Ukraine, after finishing a shift, the plant’s Russian management said.
It blamed a Ukrainian drone strike, but the competing sides have repeatedly accused each other of actions that threaten nuclear safety.
Russia has controlled the plant since 2022, after seizing it in the early weeks of its invasion of Ukraine.
Enerhodar is home to many plant workers and has come under frequent attack.
The plant produces no electricity, but it needs external power to keep reactor fuel cool.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief has called for attacks on plant workers to stop, and the plant’s management says conditions in Enerhodar are linked to safety at the facility.
Russian management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said a worker was killed in a strike on his home in Enerhodar.
The management said the worker had returned home after finishing his shift.
It blamed Ukrainian forces for strikes on homes in Enerhodar and nearby villages.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief said on November 9 that a plant worker had died in a drone attack and called for attacks on staff to stop.
The plant produces no electricity but needs an external power supply to keep reactor fuel cool.
- Who
- An employee of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was killed.
- What
- Plant management said a strike on the worker’s home killed him.
- When
- Reported on November 11, 2026. The time of the strike was not stated.
- Where
- The worker’s home in Enerhodar, southeastern Ukraine.
- Why
- Plant management blamed Ukrainian forces; the sources do not provide an independent account of the strike.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said a plant worker had died in a drone attack and called for attacks on staff to stop.
Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik said three plant employees had been killed in strikes over the previous two weeks.
Russian plant management reported that an employee had been killed at home after finishing his shift.
- Plant
- Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
- Town
- Enerhodar, southeastern Ukraine
- Worker’s location
- At home after finishing his shift
- Plant output
- Produces no electricity
- External power
- Needed to keep reactor fuel cool
- Reporting date
- November 11, 2026
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What people are saying
Our colleague was killed at night in his own home, where he was resting after his shift.
Attacks on nuclear power plant employees are unacceptable and violate the fundamental pillars of nuclear safety.
Ukrainian forces have effectively begun eliminating the main system of nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – its personnel.