The main structure of the containment vessel of the ZNPP reactor received at least 3 direct hits on Sunday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on the platform in X, UNN reports.
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Today, for the first time since November 2022 and after I outlined 5 basic principles for avoiding a serious nuclear accident with radiological consequences, ISAMZ (IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia - ed.) confirmed that there were at least 3 direct hits to the main structures of the containment of the ZNPP reactor. This should not happen
Grossi emphasized that "no one can gain any military or political benefit from attacks on nuclear facilities, it will not work.
I strongly urge military decision makers to refrain from any actions that violate the basic principles of nuclear facility protection
The IAEA said its experts had confirmed the physical impact of Sunday's drone attacks on ZNPP, including one of the plant's six reactors.