Symbolic imageRussia demands international response after reported strike at Zaporizhzhia plant
Russia says a Ukrainian drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Saturday, cutting external power for one hour. On Thursday its foreign ministry called for a response from the international community.
What happened
- The strike took place on Saturday, 1 August, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
- The ministry says the drone hit a gallery connecting the power units, several metres from unit 3's reactor compartment.
- Deputy press department director Alexey Fadeev gave the account at a briefing on Thursday, 6 August.
- The plant's Telegram channel said personnel continue to monitor all safety parameters.
- None of it is independently confirmed: the only available source is Russian state media.
What could happen next
- Which international organisations Moscow expects to act, and with what steps, is unspecified.
- Whether external power was restored after the reported hour is not stated.
- Ukraine's account of the incident is absent from the available sources.
- No independent inspection or assessment of the reported damage is reported so far.
How the camps see it
Russia: Calls it a targeted strike on infrastructure supporting the plant and an attempt to threaten its physical nuclear safety, with attacks now close to safety-critical facilities rather than the perimeter.
Ukraine: No Ukrainian statement on the reported strike appears in the available sources.