Chief engineer of Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant killed in Ukrainian drone strike, Rosatom says

Source: RBC

The chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Alexander Yakovlev, was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike, Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev said.

The drone hit Yakovlev’s official vehicle “at the boundary between the plant’s industrial site and the city of Enerhodar,” Likhachev said. The driver was also killed.

“We expect the IAEA to respond promptly, concretely, and clearly to this tragedy. [Russia’s] political leadership has been informed,” Likhachev said.

Ukraine’s armed forces did not comment on the incident.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been under Russian control since March 2022.

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