Fact-check: TASS reports IAEA chief stating inspectors at ZNPP heard gunfire presumably targeting drones, consistent with multiple IAEA official statements documenting similar incidents of gunfire and drone activity near the plant (e.g., Update 295: gunfire aimed at drones). Recent X posts (early March 2026) discuss drone attacks on Energodar near ZNPP with IAEA-involved ceasefires cited from TASS, supporting the ongoing context without contradiction.
IAEA inspectors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported hearing gunfire, presumably targeting drones. Ukrainian forces launched several drone attacks on the plant's training center, which houses the world's only full-scale reactor hall simulator. The incident raises serious concerns about nuclear safety at the Russian-controlled facility.