Russian media: An employee of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack.

According to Russian media reports on November 9, a technician at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was killed on the morning of the same day when his vehicle was attacked by a drone from the Ukrainian armed forces.

The press office of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported on the 9th that the technician's car was hit by a Ukrainian drone, and he died on the spot due to severe injuries. The plant's spokesperson, Yevgeniya Yakhina, stated that since April of this year, the Ukrainian military has intensified attacks on the nuclear power plant and the city of Enerhodar where it is located, making this technician the 14th employee of the nuclear power plant to die as a result of Ukrainian military attacks.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi posted on social media the same day, strongly condemning the attacks on nuclear power plant employees, calling them "unacceptable and a violation of fundamental nuclear safety principles," and urging an immediate cessation of all such attacks. Grossi also stated that all employees of the nuclear power plant should carry out their important duties "without excessive pressure and fear."

Yakhina stated that the nuclear power plant has informed the stationed IAEA experts about the incident. Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Ulyanov, posted on social media that the Ukrainian military is conducting a "systematic, almost uninterrupted hunt" against employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe. After the escalation of the Ukraine crisis in February 2022, Russian forces took control of the nuclear power plant. Since then, the plant has been subjected to multiple shelling and drone attacks, raising concerns in the international community about its safety status.