Russian drone flies ‘dangerously close’ to Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant
Source: Energoatom/Telegram
Around 6:00 am on Monday, a Russian combat drone was spotted flying “critically close” to one of the reactors at Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, reported Energoatom in a statement, arguing the incident posed a serious threat to the safety of the nuclear facility.
Enegroatom CEO Petro Kotin said that Russian attacks are violating nuclear and radiation safety protocols creating risks for the stable operation of Ukrainian nuclear facilities ahead of winter.
“This must be stopped as soon as possible because the consequences could impact the entire continent,” Kotin stressed, urging immediate international response to terror attacks targeting critical infrastructure.
This incident follows a similar occurrence on September 22, when another Russian drone flew near the Khmelnytskyi plant’s industrial site.
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