FILE - The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director has arrived in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine, where a nuclear power plant is at risk amid fighting, Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir after the dam collapse, in Energodar, Russian-occupied Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP: File Photo)

IAEA reports hearing small arms fire at Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant

Reuters

Published: 13 July ,2025: 06:14 PM GST Updated: 13 July ,2025: 06:19 PM GST

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The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said on Sunday it had heard hundreds of rounds of small arms fire late on Saturday at Ukraine’s nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which is occupied by Russian forces.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its statement that the large number of shots, repeatedly fired for about an hour from 10 pm local time, was unusual and that it was seeking further information about the incident.

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