Grossi condemns drone attack on IAEA vehicle heading to Zaporizhzhia NPP

He stated this in a video message shared on X, Ukrinform reports.

"Today, upon completion of the 26th rotation of the personnel from the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, ISAMZ, one of the vehicles of the team was attacked with a drone in the territory of Ukraine," Grossi said.

A drone hit and severely damaged an official vehicle of the IAEA on the road to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant today, in what @RafaelMGrossi condemned as an "unacceptable" attack on Agency staff working to prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict. pic.twitter.com/XsqImDjISF

— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) December 10, 2024

He added that fortunately, there were no victims, IAEA teams are safe and the rotation has been completed.

"As Director General of the IAEA, I condemn in the most firm terms this attack on the IAEA staff. We call once again, as we have done it before, for the utmost restraint. I have said in the past that attacking a nuclear power plant is a no go. Attacking those who care for the nuclear safety and security of these plants is even more unacceptable," Grossi said.