IAEA: Gunfire, drone attack at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

May 22, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News
An undated photo of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. (Photo: Ralf 1969)

The International Atomic Energy Agency team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) reported hearing gunfire near the site this morning while a drone hit the plant’s training center.

In a news release today, IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said this is the third drone to target the training center, located just outside the site perimeter, so far this year. He called for an immediate end to drones being flown over or near nuclear facilities.