International Atomic Energy Agency confirms at least three direct hits at site and says such attacks ‘significantly increase’ risk of major nuclear accident
Such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident”, he said.
Reactors 1, 2, 5 and 6 are in cold shutdown, while reactor 3 is shut down for repair. Reactor 4 is in so-called “hot shutdown”, according to the plant. The air force destroyed 17 of the Iranian-produced Shahed drones Russia used in its attack, over the regions of Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi and Zhytomyr, it said on the Telegram messaging app.Four drones were destroyed over the southern region of Odesa, said Oleh Kiper, the regional governor.
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