US condemns Russian drone strike on IAEA car near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:36:02 +0200
The United States has condemned the Russian drone strike on a car belonging to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Source US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink on Х Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details Brink noted that a Russian drone hit an IAEA car near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday, 10 December.
No one from the team inside the car was injured as a result of the attack. Quote The team, which survived, was there to ensure nuclear safety amid Russias takeover of Europes largest nuclear power plant.
We condemn such attacks which endanger global nuclear safety.
Background In August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russians had started a fire on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant ZNPP and urged the IAEA and the international community to respond to the incident. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that the threat of an accident at the ZNPP would remain a serious reality until Ukraine regains control over it and its territorial integrity.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called for deescalation and talks amid a fire incident at the ZNPP.
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