Alexander Yakovlev, the chief engineer of the Zaporozhzhia Nuclear… (погибнуть · лихачёв · яковлев)
Alexander Yakovlev, the chief engineer of the Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, died in a drone attack on his official vehicle at the boundary between the plant's industrial site and the city of Enerhodar. His driver also died in the attack, according to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
Consensus
- Alexander Yakovlev, chief engineer of Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, died in a drone attack.
- The drone attacked an official vehicle on the boundary between the industrial site of the plant and the city of Enerhodar.
- The driver of the vehicle also died in the attack.
- Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev confirmed the incident and stated that political leadership was informed.
- Likhachev called for an urgent, specific, and clear response from IAEA (MAAGATÉ).
- Russia has controlled Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant since March 2022.
Points of divergence
- The driver's name was Dmitry Filippov, and he sustained fatal injuries during the attack. — vesti
- The attack occurred on Wednesday, July 15, in the morning. — vm
- Likhachev stated that since mid-March, over 460 Ukrainian drones have attacked the plant and more than 15 artillery strikes have hit Enerhodar; 13 people were killed and 48 injured in this period. — kommersant
- Likhachev emphasized that Yakovlev died 'in essence, on a combat post'. — vm
Coverage (7 sources)
- Rosatom: Chief Engineer of Zaporozhskaya NPP Killed in Attack by Ukrainian Drone — Meduza
- Chief Engineer of Russia-Occupied Zaporozhskaya NPP and His Driver Killed in Drone Attack — Дождь (Telegram)
- Main Engineer of Zaporozhskaya AEC Alexander Yakovlev Killed in Attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces — Вести
- Chief Engineer of Zaporozhskaya NPP Alexander Yakovlev Killed in Drone Attack on Service Vehicle — Baza
- Likhachev: Zaporozhskaya AEC Chief Engineer Yakovlev Killed by Drone Strike — Вечерняя Москва
- Chief Engineer of Zaporozhskaya NPP Alexander Yakovlev Killed by Drone Strike, Rosatom Head Alexey Lyakhachev Declares — Varlamov News
- Chief Engineer of ZAP Alexander Yakovlev Killed by Drone Strike — Коммерсантъ