On Wednesday, July 3, eight employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured as a result of drone strikes near the plant. This was stated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UNN reports .
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ZNPP informed the IAEA that the eight workers injured in yesterday's drone strike were members of the ZNPP staff
According to the agency, on July 3, three drones hit a power substation near the city of Energodar, which is a satellite of the ZNPP.
Eight workers were injured, one of whom needed medical attention, ZNPP said. IAEA experts were informed that the alleged impact also caused oil leakage from at least one of the substation's two transformers, damaging the top of one of them and the connection line
Addendum
The IAEA adds that the affected Raduga substation is currently out of service, but Enerhodar and the adjacent industrial zone still have electricity.
IAEA experts working at the plant also reported seeing smoke and hearing explosions from the 750 kilowatt distribution station. They learned that drones had hit a nearby forest, causing a fire.
Recall
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that the occupation forces of the Russian Federation are using kamikaze drones over the nuclear reactors of the ZNPP.
