Europe's largest nuclear facility faces another attack as Russia's state nuclear agency warns of a 'point of no return'
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A Ukrainian drone struck a laboratory at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on May 3, 2026, according to Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Key facts
A Ukrainian drone struck a laboratory at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on May 3, 2026, according to Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom
The IAEA has maintained a presence at the plant and has documented multiple drone and shelling incidents at or near the facility between 2024 and 2025
Its six VVER-1000 reactors, when operational, represented a significant chunk of the country’s energy infrastructure
Zaporizhzhia has been under Russian control since March 2022, and all six of its reactors are currently in cold shutdown
Summary
Europe's largest nuclear facility faces another attack as Russia's state nuclear agency warns of a 'point of no return' for safety. No casualties were reported from the strike, which hit an external radiation control laboratory located outside the plant’s safety perimeter. Rosatom has used increasingly urgent language to describe the situation, warning that repeated drone strikes could push the facility toward what it calls a “point of no return” for nuclear safety. Zaporizhzhia has been under Russian control since March 2022, and all six of its reactors are currently in cold shutdown.