Drones flow three kilometers from South Ukraine NPP– IAEA

Drones flow three kilometers from South Ukraine NPP– IAEA

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Recently, 17 drones used by Russia in attacks on Ukraine were reported to have flown just three kilometers from the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

According to Ukrinform, this information was disclosed in a statement by Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), regarding the situation in Ukraine.

"At the South Ukraine NPP, the IAEA team was informed that a total of 17 drones were detected earlier this week, some three kilometers from the site," the statement reads.

Read also: Three Ukrainian nuclear power plants resume generation - IAEA

Additionally, it was reported that at the Khmelnytskyy NPP, the IAEA team members were required to shelter at the site for a short period of time on Tuesday, but without any impact on the site itself.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russia has intensified missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. During the attacks on the night of November 16 and early morning of November 17, four electrical substations deemed critical for nuclear safety by the IAEA were damaged.

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