On June 15, 2023, the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
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The U.N.’s atomic energy watchdog sounded the alarm after drones struck a nuclear reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Sunday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the serious incident “endangers nuclear security” as Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was directly targeted by military strikes for the first time since November 2022. However, it added that there were no signs of serious damage at this stage.
Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on the international community to step up support for Ukraine’s air defense systems as Russia continued its aerial bombardment of Kharkiv and surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrived in China on Monday to hold talks on the situation in Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific.
Russia launched two dozen drone attacks overnight in southern and eastern Ukraine, primarily targeting critical infrastructure and damaging logistics and transport facilities in the Odessa region.
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