Shahed drone flew over Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant at night
One of the kamikaze drones that Russia used to attack Ukraine on the night of 18-19 December flew near a nuclear unit of the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant [the PNPP].
Source: press service of Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear generating company
Details: An Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drone was detected over the PNPP very close to a nuclear unit at 00:46.
Quote: "This is a totally unacceptable violation of nuclear and radiation safety. We are appealing to IAEA and the entire world’s nuclear community, informing it of the UAV flying over a unit of a nuclear power plant. Once again, we are calling on [the international community] to prevent nuclear facilities from being attacked by the army of the Russian Federation and threatening the nuclear and radiation safety of Ukraine and the [rest of the] world."
Background:
- On the night of 18-19 December, Russian occupation troops attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, 30 of which were shot down by the Ukrainian defenders.
- As a result of the drone attack, three people were injured and nine houses were damaged in Kyiv Oblast. Moreover, there are shutdowns in the country’s power grid because of strikes on critical infrastructure.
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