# Grossi urges end to attacks on nuclear facilities after deadly Energodar strike

https://mins.news/en/item/25234

- TASS, 2026-08-18 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174721

> IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called on military commanders to immediately stop attacks on nuclear facilities. The agency said a drone explosion at a bus stop used by Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant staff in Energodar caused 16 casualties, including one death and three serious injuries. The ZNPP industrial area was also attacked, but no nuclear safety or security damage was reported.

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