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Ukrainian Drone Kills Nuclear Plant Engineer; IAEA Decries Attack

7/16/2026

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Ukrainian drone struck a service car near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, killing chief engineer Alexander Yakovlev.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called the strike an unacceptable attack threatening nuclear safety.
Rosatom reported 13 deaths and 48 injuries in Enerhodar over the past two and a half months.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the incident as a crime by the Kyiv regime.
She urged IAEA to condemn the attack.

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Ukrainian drone struck a service car near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, killing chief engineer Alexander Yakovlev.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called the strike an unacceptable attack threatening nuclear safety.
Rosatom reported 13 deaths and 48 injuries in Enerhodar over the past two and a half months.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the incident as a crime by the Kyiv regime.
She urged IAEA to condemn the attack.