The head of the IAEA condemned an attack in which the chief engineer… (магатэ · яковлев · глава)
The head of the IAEA condemned an attack in which the chief engineer of the Zaporozhskaya NPP died. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned a drone strike that killed Zaporozhskaya NPP chief engineer Alexander Yakovlev and his driver.
Consensus
- A drone attack occurred on 15 July near the Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
- Alexander Yakovlev, chief engineer of the Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, was killed in the attack.
- The driver of the vehicle also died in the attack.
- The attack targeted a service vehicle on the boundary between the plant's industrial site and Energodar.
- Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, condemned the attack as an unacceptable assault on a nuclear facility and its personnel.
- The IAEA called for immediate cessation of all attacks on nuclear facilities and their staff or nearby areas.
- Alexey Likhachev, head of Rosatom, confirmed Yakovlev's death and described the incident as a targeted terrorist act by the Kyiv regime.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs labeled the drone strike a deliberate attack. — kommersant
- The driver's name was identified as Dmitry Filippov. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- IAEA Director Condemns Attack in Which Chief Engineer of ZAPC Perished — Коммерсантъ
- IAEA Responds to Death of Chief Engineer at Zaporizhzhia NPP Due to Ukrainian Forces Attack — Вести