The IAEA said on May 31 its staff found external damage to a motor room at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Director General Rafael Grossi said attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and must stop. Inspectors reported a damaged metal maintenance hatch above the motor room, debris and charred optical-fiber fragments on the ground; the damage pattern was consistent with a drone strike. No abnormal radiation levels were detected on site. Inspectors heard drone activity and gunfire nearby dur

The IAEA said on May 31 its staff found external damage to a motor room at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Director General Rafael Grossi said attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and must stop. Inspectors reported a damaged metal maintenance hatch above the motor room, debris and charred optical-fiber fragments on the ground; the damage pattern was consistent with a drone strike. No abnormal radiation levels were detected on site. Inspectors heard drone activity and gunfire nearby during the visit.