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In early July, Russian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met in Kaliningrad and agreed on practical steps to improve security at Since July 2024, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, after plant has remained a surge focal point of more than 460 drone attacks and 15 artillery strikes since mid‑March that had caused civilian casualties in Enerhodar. security concerns. A week later, series of Russian glide‑bombs struck glide‑bomb attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing a woman and injuring dozens, including children, and disrupting Zaporizhzhia disrupted the plant’s mains water mains‑water supply, forcing reliance on well water for cooling. The plant remained vulnerable despite the agreements. On 24 July, another Russian glide‑bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia killed at least one woman cooling, while repeated drone and wounded many civilians, including minors. The IAEA confirmed that the strike further limited artillery strikes caused civilian casualties in the plant’s access to mains water, which has been constrained since mid‑July. The following week, surrounding area. In early August 2024, Russian authorities condemned a Ukrainian drone that approached the plant’s spent‑fuel storage area. The area; the drone was intercepted without injuries or damage, and all six reactors remain stayed shut down under Russian control. The incident underscored ongoing nuclear‑safety concerns as combat operations continue pattern continued into late July 2026. Russia’s foreign ministry condemned a Ukrainian attempt to affect strike the facility plant’s spent‑fuel depot and its surrounding infrastructure. the building housing a specialised nuclear‑waste transporter. A drone detected near the dry spent‑fuel storage on 30 July was safely neutralised, causing no injuries or equipment damage, though officials warned that any harm to the transporter could disrupt long‑term fuel‑handling operations. The plant, the largest in Europe with six VVER‑1000 reactors, has relied on generators after repeated attacks over the past four years, underscoring ongoing nuclear‑safety risks amid the conflict.