The head of the IAEA condemned an attack in
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
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