The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, 9 November 2026, that two power plant employees were killed in separate drone attacks near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the nearby Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant.
One employee of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was killed in a drone attack on Monday. Separately the same day, an employee of the nearby thermal power plant was also killed by a drone.
The deaths followed reports that another employee of the nuclear facility had been killed in a drone strike several days earlier.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi “strongly” condemned the “unacceptable” attacks, saying they violate essential pillars of nuclear safety. He called for an immediate halt to attacks targeting nuclear plant workers and said personnel must be able to perform their duties without “undue stress or fear”.
The Zaporizhzhia plant is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, with six reactors, near Enerhodar in southern Ukraine. The IAEA said the incidents further endanger nuclear safety and security during the military conflict.
The photo accompanying this article is a generic illustrative image of a nuclear power plant, not a photo of this incident.
Source: TRT World
