On the 5th (local time) Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said a drone launched by Ukrainian armed forces struck Rosatom specialists conducting restoration work at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Three engineers were wounded, two seriously. Likhachev said

2026-06-05

On the 5th (local time) Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said a drone launched by Ukrainian armed forces struck Rosatom specialists conducting restoration work at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Three engineers were wounded, two seriously. Likhachev said the attack occurred during an active ceasefire and urged the IAEA to note Ukraine's violation; he had earlier said a temporary ceasefire had begun in the plant area. Ukraine did not immediately comment.