Military officials in Moscow have claimed Kiev deployed eight strike drones against the Zaporozhye NPP
Ukraine attempted to strike the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant with eight drones on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed. Officials added that all incoming UAVs had been shot down by air defenses.
In a statement on Monday, the ministry accused the Ukrainian military of continuously attempting to cause an “industrial disaster at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,” which is located in the Russian-controlled part of the eponymous region.
“On January 5, the Ukrainian Armed Forces undertook yet another attempt to attack [the facility]… with eight fixed-wing unmanned aerial strike vehicles,” the message detailed. It added that Russian air defenses had destroyed all the drones.
The statement added that one of the intercepted UAVs had landed on the rooftop of one of the facility’s buildings, exploding on impact. A fire ensued, though the incident did not result in any casualties or material damage, the ministry stated.
According to the ministry, the nuclear power plant continues to operate normally.