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The world’s attention remained focused on the fate of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant set uncomfortably on the front lines between Russian invaders and Ukrainian defenders.
Fears remained high about the state of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Both sides have said it is at risk of a nuclear disaster because of the other sides’ attacks. Both deny taking action against the facility, and it is not possible to immediately verify information from either side, dpa news agency reported.
Russian forces occupying the plant said on Sunday that they had to shoot down an armed drone sent by the Ukrainians.
It fell on a safety cover spanning the reactor after it was shot down, according to reports carried in Russian media. The explosives it was carrying were detonated without causing any harm. Independent confirmation of the report was not immediately possible.
Russia said the drone was on its way to attack a storage area for spent fuel rods.
Several projectiles also hit the nearby city of Enerhodar, with Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the artillery fire.
Vladimir Rogov, of the occupying Russian administration, said seven people were injured and accused Ukraine of trying to prevent a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Enerhodar’s Ukrainian mayor Dmytro Orlov, who has fled the area, said it was a provocation and that Russian troops were behind it.
