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Russia has been in control of the Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine,
the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, since soon after it
launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The
plant is dormant as Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each
other of trying to sabotage its operations and endangering
safety around the plant.
The attack comes as Ukraine continues an incursion into Russia,
claiming to have taken control of 82 settlements over an area of
1,150 square kilometers (444 square miles) in the Kursk region
since Aug. 6.
Separately, Russia's RIA news agency cited the acting Russian
representative in Vienna, Roman Ustinov, as saying that Moscow
wanted to discuss the attack on the Zaporizhzhia plant with the
leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Russia also wants the IAEA to warn Ukraine against repeating
such attacks, Ustinov said.
The plant's six dormant reactors, located close to the front
line of the war, rely on external power to keep their nuclear
material cool and prevent a catastrophic accident.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Mark Heinrich and Susan
Fenton)
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