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Drone attacks kill workers at Zaporizhzhia power plants, IAEA says
A drone attack killed an employee at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
A worker at a nearby thermal power plant was also killed by a drone that day.
Russian forces have controlled the nuclear plant since March 2022, shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The facility is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and its six reactors have been shut down since 2022.
The IAEA says attacks on plant workers endanger nuclear safety and security during the war, and its teams have been at the site since September 2022.
The agency called for all attacks on nuclear plant workers to stop immediately and said staff must be able to work without fear.
A drone attack on Monday killed an employee at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the IAEA said.
The agency also said a drone killed an employee at the nearby Zaporizhzhia thermal power plant.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned the strikes and said attacks on nuclear plant workers must stop.
The nuclear plant’s six reactors have been shut down since 2022.
Russian forces captured the facility in March 2022, and IAEA teams have been present there since September 2022.
- Who
- Employees of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear and thermal power plants were killed.
- What
- Drones killed both workers, according to the IAEA.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on 2026-11-09.
- Where
- At the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the nearby thermal power plant in Ukraine.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
IAEA teams began a permanent presence at the plant.
The IAEA last reported a worker killed in a drone attack at the nuclear plant.
Drone attacks killed employees at the nuclear and nearby thermal power plants, the IAEA said.
- Nuclear plant worker
- Killed in a drone attack on Monday
- Thermal plant worker
- Also killed in a drone attack on Monday
- Nuclear plant reactors
- Six; shut down since 2022
- IAEA presence
- Permanent teams at the plant since September 2022
- Plant occupation
- Russian forces captured it in March 2022
What people are saying
The IAEA has been informed that one employee was killed in a drone attack today, in the latest incident affecting plant personnel and further endangering nuclear safety and security during the military conflict
All such attacks on nuclear plant workers must stop immediately
all nuclear plant personnel must be able to carry out their important work without undue stress or fear