Alexandr Yakovlev

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Alexander Yakovlev was the chief engineer of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZAES), responsible for its safe operation. He died on July 15, 2024, along with his driver, in a drone attack on their service vehicle near the plant's industrial site and the occupied city of Energodar. Russian sources, including Rosatom and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the incident as a targeted terrorist act by Ukrainian forces, calling for an international investigation and condemning it as a threat to nuclear safety.

Recent coverage

• Miroshnik names consequences of killing the chief engineer of ZAES — Коммерсантъ
• Zakhrova: Russia did not hear condemnation from IAEA head regarding the death of ZAPC engineer — Коммерсантъ
• Chief Engineer of ZAPES Yakovlev to be posthumously awarded a state honor — Коммерсантъ
• Karchaev called for a show trial of those responsible for the death of ZAES engineer — Вести
• "From heels to hair: a technician": relatives remember the deceased engineer of ZAPES — Вести
• Chief Engineer of ZAPES to be Posthumously Awarded — Вести
• Kurlaeva: Chief Engineer of ZAPES Did Everything to Prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe — Вести
• The Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case after the death of the chief engineer at ZAPES due to a drone strike — Коммерсантъ
• ZAES Director Calls Death of Chief Engineer a Terrifying Tragedy — Вести
• ZAES supports safe operation despite death of chief engineer — Вести
• The Investigative Committee is investigating the death of the chief engineer of ZAPES and his driver as a terrorist act — Интерфакс
• The Prosecutor's Office has opened a case on the terrorist attack after the death of the chief engineer at the Zaporozhskaya NPP — Коммерсантъ
• Case opened after death of chief engineer of Zaporozhskaya NPP and his driver — Вести
• UA: In the result of a terrorist act by the Kiev regime, chief engineer Yakovlev of ZAPES was killed, reported Lyakhov — РИА Новости (Telegram)
• Russian Investigative Committee Opens Case on Terrorist Attack After Death of Zaporozhskaya NPP Chief Engineer — Вечерняя Москва
• Prosecure Office Opens Case on Terrorist Attack After Death of Chief Engineer at ZAPES — Ведомости
• Editor of atominfo.ru comments on the killing of the chief engineer at ZAPES — Вести
• Russia Demands International Investigation into the Murder of ZAPES Chief Engineer — РИАМО
• Russian State Duma declares plans to investigate the killing of ZAPES chief engineer — Вести
• Karasin: Russia will demand an investigation into the death of the ZAPC chief engineer — Коммерсантъ