Russian “Shakhed” once again flew at a critically low altitude near the nuclear power plant in Ukraine – “Energoatom”

Energoatom reported that on the night of September 25, another flight of the Shahed attack drone, launched by Russia, was recorded at a critically low altitude near the industrial site of the Rivne NPP.

“Once again, Russian troops pose a threat to the nuclear safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants. “Energoatom” informs the relevant institutions about each such fact, because no one has the right to violate the principles of nuclear and radiation safety,” says the message published on September 26.

Earlier this month, Energoatom noted that more than a hundred Russian aerial targets had flown near nuclear power plants in the previous few weeks.

“Energoatom” called these actions of Russia an unprecedented threat “not only for Ukraine, but also for the entire continent.”

There are three nuclear power plants operating in Ukraine: Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (4 power units), South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant (3 power units) and Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant (2 power units). The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has been occupied by the Russian military since 2022.

The territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is periodically shelled, for which Ukraine and Russia blame each other. The Ukrainian authorities also stated that the Russian army used the nuclear power plant to store military equipment and deploy its servicemen.