Ukraine attacks ZNPP satellite city of Energodar on day of Rosatom-IAEA meeting — mayor

World June 06, 2025, 14:00

Two UAV's were suppressed by electronic warfare systems, one was neutralized by riot police officers, and two crashed near Stroiteley Avenue

MELITOPOL, June 6. /TASS/. Ukraine’s troops attempted an attack on Energodar, a satellite city of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, on the same day when CEO of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev and Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi held talks in Kaliningrad, Energodar’s mayor, Maksim Pukhov, reported on his Telegram channel.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces are once again resorting to intimidation tactics to create an atmosphere of constant threat. And once again, this happens during important events - right now, Grossi and Likhachev are holding negotiations in Kaliningrad," emphasized Pukhov.

Maksim Pukhov stated that the Ukrainian forces attempted to attack Energodar using five drones. Two were suppressed by electronic warfare systems, one was neutralized by riot police officers, and two crashed near Stroiteley Avenue.

Read more on the site →