One of the roads surrounding the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was damaged as a result of a drone strike.
This is reported in the latest update from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"The nuclear safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road around the plant site perimeter today on August 17," the report states.
It notes that the the impact site was close to the essential cooling water sprinkler ponds and about 100 metres from the Dniprovska power line, the only remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) line providing a power supply to ZNPP.
"The team immediately visited the area and reported that the damage seemed to have been caused by a drone equipped with an explosive payload. There were no casualties and no impact on any NPP equipment. However, there was impact to the road between the two main gates of ZNPP," the IAEA emphasized.
Also, the organization’s experts noted an increase in military activity near the plant over the past week.
