Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant…
Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant - at night, a drone hit the gallery connecting the station's energy blocks, according to Alexander Likhachev, head of Rosatom.
Consensus
- A Ukrainian drone attacked the gallery connecting all six energy blocks at the Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant on the night of August 1 to 2.
- The attack occurred near the reactor building of unit 3, specifically within a few meters of it.
- No explosion occurred as a result of the attack.
- The head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, confirmed the incident and stated that the drone targeted a critical infrastructure element.
- The gallery is used for daily personnel movement between reactor blocks.
- The attack was described as posing direct risks to nuclear safety.
Points of divergence
- The attack was part of over 460 drone attacks on the Zaporozhzhia plant since mid-March, and over 15 artillery strikes by Ukrainian forces; six people were killed and 43 injured in Enerhodar since then. — vm
- This was the second such incident within the week, and the second time in a week that critical safety infrastructure was targeted. — tg_astrapress
- The head of the Zaporozhzhia NPP, Alexander Yakovlev, was killed on July 15 in a drone strike on a service vehicle near the plant's perimeter. — fontanka
- The plant lost external power for about one hour after the attack; a drone was also neutralized on July 30 near the dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. — vedomosti
- On August 1, a woman born in 1952 died in a drone strike on an apartment building in Enerhodar, with several apartments catching fire. — vedomosti
- Daily shelling of Enerhodar and the Zaporozhzhia plant continues, along with remote-controlled mine attacks on civilian vehicles; power supply to the city is irregular. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (6 sources)
- Ukrainian drone struck within meters of reactor compartment at ZAES — Вечерняя Москва
- A UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the gallery connecting all power units of the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant at night. There was no explosion... — ASTRA
- The drone hit several meters from the reactor section of unit 3 of Zaporizhzhia NPP — Фонтанка
- Drone hit several meters from the reactor compartment of the ZAES energy block — Ведомости
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant - at night, a drone hit the gallery connecting the power units, said Rosatom head Likhachev. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Ukrainian drone struck near the reactor compartment of the third energy block of ZAES — Москва 24
Key entities
- Alexei Likhachov
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Rosatom
- Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
- ZAES
- Russia
- TASS
- Ukraine (VSU)
- Armed Forces
- Alexey Konovarov
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