IAEA says safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant deteriorates

(Reuters) – Safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road around the perimeter on Saturday, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi.

The Russian management of the plant said a Ukrainian drone dropped an explosive charge on a road outside, endangering its staff who use the highway, the TASS state news agency reported.

(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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