Overview
- The IAEA said a drone struck the plant’s External Radiation Control Laboratory on Sunday, and its on-site team has asked to inspect the facility.
- No injuries were reported, and the extent of any damage remains under review by authorities at the site.
- Plant management and Russia’s Rosatom blamed Ukrainian forces for the strike in statements reported by TASS.
- The targeted lab tracks radiation levels and local weather, which are used to model the spread of contamination and to plan protective actions for nearby communities.
- Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been under Russian control since March 2022, and Rosatom said a separate drone strike on April 27 killed a plant driver.