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SECURITY & DEFENSE • UKRAINE

IAEA says drone killed worker at power plant near Zaporizhzhia nuclear site

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The IAEA said a drone killed an employee of the nearby Zaporizhzhia thermal power plant, a conventional fossil-fuel facility. Separately, external power to the Russian-occupied nuclear plant was restored on Nov. 8, though Energoatom says safety risks remain.

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Why it matters

The incident adds to security concerns around energy facilities in a war zone, while the nuclear plant’s reliance on external power remains a safety concern. The articles do not report a direct U.S. impact.

What happens next

The articles do not report further details about the drone attack or a new power interruption at the nuclear plant. The next key issue is whether its external power supply remains available.

Whether the nuclear plant’s external power supply remains stable

Further IAEA information about the drone attack and the worker killed