IAEA says a drone targeted Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's external radiation control laboratory

The agency says no injuries or damage reported yet

A motorcade transporting members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission, escorted by the Russian military, drives along a road while leaving the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Jun 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday that a drone had targeted its external radiation control laboratory.

There were no reported injuries and it was not yet known if the strike damaged the lab, which is located outside the nuclear power plant's perimeter, according to the IAEA.

An IAEA team at the site has requested access to the lab, Director General Rafael Grossi said, reiterating that any attacks near nuclear sites can pose nuclear safety risks.