Safety at Russian-Occupied Nuclear Plant Worsens After Drone Strike

  • IAEA also monitoring fighting near nuclear plant inside Russia
  • Ukraine continues incursion into Kursk region, striking bridge
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Safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine is deteriorating after a drone strike Saturday, International Atomic Energy Agency monitors warned.

On Saturday, a drone exploded close to essential cooling water sprinkler ponds about 100 meters from the only remaining 750 kilovolt line providing a power supply to the plant, IAEA monitors said in a statement.