IAEA confirms drone strike damage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ...Iraq

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Sunday that a drone strike damaged part of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, while stressing that radiation levels at the site remain normal.

The IAEA team at the ZNPP this morning observed damage to the exterior of a turbine building which the plant said was hit by a drone strike yesterday. During a site walk down, the team saw damage to a metal access hatch located several levels up in the building, as well as a few… t.co/GectX6Eudk

— IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) May 31, 2026

Russia and Ukraine reported a fresh wave of long-range drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory. Ukraine's General Staff stated its forces struck the Saratov oil refinery on the Volga River, causing a large fire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the facility lies roughly 700 kilometers from the front line.

Kyiv also claimed it targeted the Lazarevo pumping station in Russia's Kirov region, which serves the Surgut-Gorky-Polotsk pipeline and is located about 1,300 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory.

Europe's largest nuclear power plant has remained on the front line of the Russia-Ukraine war since Moscow seized the facility in the early months of its 2022 invasion, prompting repeated warnings from the IAEA over the risks of military activity around the site.

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