Russia Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Employee Killed in Drone Attack

The Russian-managed Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said Wednesday that a Ukrainian drone killed one of its employees at his home in southeastern Ukraine. According to Sina Finance, he was the 15th plant employee killed in the region amid frequent attacks since April. Plant management said the employee was killed after returning home from his shift, and said residential areas in Enerhodar and nearby villages continued to face attacks by Ukrainian armed forces. It added that the shelling and its consequences were increasingly exhausting residents, and that living conditions in Enerhodar were directly linked to the plant’s safety. Management said another worker was killed earlier this week and two people, including a female employee, were killed earlier this month. In July, the head of Russia’s Rosatom said the plant’s chief engineer had been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack near the facility. The plant does not generate electricity but requires external power to cool the fuel in its reactors.