Published on: 2026-07-15
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Moscow, July 15 /Xinhua/ — The chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant /NPP/, Alexander Yakovlev, died on July 15 as a result of a drone strike on his official vehicle. This was reported on Wednesday by Alexander Likhachov, the CEO of the state corporation Rosatom.
“A drone from the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an official car of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, a Toyota Camry, at the boundary between the industrial site of the station and the city of Enerhodar,” said A. Likhachev. “Together with Chief Engineer Alexander Yakovlev, the driver of the car, Dmitry Filippov, died. Alexander Yakovlev dedicated his entire life to nuclear energy and essentially died at his battle post.”
According to the head of Rosatom, in the past two and a half months, attacks on Energodar and the Zaporizhzhia NPP have killed 13 people and injured 48. In addition, he noted, the attacks pose a “threat of a massive nuclear incident over vast territories of Russia, Ukraine, and Europe.”
“The international community must understand this. And, of course, we expect an operational, concrete, and clear response from the IAEA to the tragedy that occurred,” added A. Likhachyov.
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