Moscow said Ukraine attacked the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant for the third day in a row with a drone, but Ukrainian officials denied Kiev had anything to do with the attacks, Reuters reported, citing BTA. /p>
Ukraine denies being behind a series of drone attacks on the plant over the past three days, including three on Sunday, which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says threaten nuclear safety.
"The unique training center of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was attacked," said a statement from the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant. The drone fell on the roof of the training center, the announcement said. No one was injured.
The Kremlin said the drone strikes were carried out by Ukraine and were very dangerous.
Ukrainian military intelligence has said that Kiev is not attacking nuclear facilities.
"Ukraine's position is clear and unambiguous - we do not carry out any military actions or provocations against nuclear facilities," Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military service, said on national television.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs underlined this, saying that Russia is the only threat to the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which "has not only captured, militarized and is trying to hijack a nuclear power plant, but is also using it as a propaganda platform." "
The state news agency RIA reported that the drone attack on the training center happened just 10 minutes after the IAEA mission passed there.
An emergency meeting of the IAEA board of governors called by Russia to discuss the attacks on the Russian-held Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine will be held on Thursday, four diplomats said, Reuters reported.