As a result of the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the cooling tower was seriously damaged. This was reported by TASS Referring to Rosatom.
“On August 11, at 20:20 and 20:32, one of the two cooling towers of the Zaporozhye NPP was hit twice by Ukrainian attack drones, which led to a fire that resulted in the burning of internal structures,” the report said. The company noted that by 23:30 the same day, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations had localized the fire. At the same time, the internal structures of the cooling tower were also seriously damaged.
Rosatom noted that the threat of structural collapse will be assessed by experts when the situation permits.
Evgenia Yashina, former ZNPP Communications Director statedIt was stated that information on the consequences of the attack by the kamikaze drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the cooling systems of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will be brought to the attention of IAEA inspectors.
On August 11, the infrastructure of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was opened for the first time accepted Serious damage as a result of Ukrainian drone strike. After which it became clear that it was in the area of \u200b\u200bthe cooling towers of Zaporizhzhya NPP. dead fire.
Previously in the USA not ignored Attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to seize the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
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Source: Gazeta
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