Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says Ukrainian drone hit its staff bus; no one hurt
In short
The press service of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said a Ukrainian drone attacked a plant bus on the evening of 20 October. The bus had already taken employees to the city and was returning empty, and no one was injured, but the vehicle was damaged.
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A drone of the Ukrainian armed forces attacked a bus of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the evening of 20 October, the plant's press service said. TASS and RIA Novosti reported the claim at 20:48 local time, and Interfax followed at 20:54. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
According to the plant's statement on its channel on the Max platform, quoted by Interfax, the bus had already delivered employees to the city and was returning without passengers when it was attacked. The vehicle was damaged. The plant said there were no casualties. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant, which published at 21:37, wrote that the drone flew into the empty employee bus and that the driver was not hurt. It said the plant published a photograph showing a broken side window. Kommersant named Energodar as the city where the employees were taken. [ 4 ]
Kommersant added that the plant regularly reports Ukrainian attacks on nearby infrastructure and plant-linked transport. It said 10 plant employees have died and about 40 have been wounded since April 2026. It also described the plant as the largest nuclear station in Europe, near Energodar on the left bank of the Dnieper, under Russian control since 2022, and said the main Dniprovska power line has been de-energized for the past several months because of Ukrainian strikes. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The report comes from the plant's own statement as relayed by the outlets, and no Ukrainian response appears in the documents. Kommersant says the plant regularly reports attacks on nearby infrastructure and plant-linked transport, and that 10 employees have died and about 40 been wounded since April 2026.
Key facts
- The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's press service said a Ukrainian armed forces drone attacked a plant bus on the evening of 20 October. [ 3 ]
- The bus had already delivered employees to the city and was returning without passengers. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The vehicle was damaged; the plant said there were no casualties. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kommersant reported that the driver was not hurt and that the plant published a photo showing a broken side window. [ 4 ]
- Kommersant said 10 plant employees have died and about 40 have been wounded since April 2026. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the Ukrainian side has responded to the claim. The documents contain no comment from Ukraine; the account rests on the plant's press service.
- Where the bus had delivered the employees. Interfax's headline says it was after delivering employees to the station, while its text, RIA Novosti and Kommersant say the employees were taken to the city (Kommersant names Energodar).