The chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Alexander Yakovlev, was killed this evening when a Ukrainian drone struck a service vehicle, according to the head of Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency. The driver was also killed in the attack.
The head of Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation announced Wednesday evening that a Ukrainian drone strike on a service vehicle at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant killed the plant's chief engineer, Alexander Yakovlev, and the driver. The strike represents a targeted attack on a key figure at Europe's largest nuclear plant, which has been under Russian control since 2022. The claim could not be independently verified. The Zaporizhzhia plant has been a flashpoint in the war, with both sides accusing each other of shelling near the facility.
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