Situation at Ukrainian nuclear plant occupied by Russia ‘extremely serious’

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility, the UN’s atomic watchdog has said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said its team is aware of an explosion at a training centre next to the plant on Tuesday. It said it was informed the blast was from a drone attack.