Worker Killed in Drone Strike at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

A worker at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was killed in a drone strike on Wednesday, according to Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Likhachev attributed the attack to Ukrainian drones. The incident marks another escalation in direct military action affecting the contested nuclear facility in southeastern Ukraine, which has been a flashpoint throughout the ongoing conflict. The strike underscores the vulnerability of critical nuclear infrastructure to aerial attacks and raises international concerns about nuclear safety in active conflict zones. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been under Russian control since early in the invasion but remains a sensitive site with implications for regional stability and nuclear security.