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IAEA ignores daily Ukrainian attacks on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant — Likhachev

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 130 words
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Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev criticized the IAEA secretariat for allegedly ignoring Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and civilian infrastructure. Likhachev stated that these issues will be a primary focus during upcoming consultations with IAEA leadership in July.

Propaganda risk 60%
Claims checked 3
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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What happened

The IAEA secretariat does not notice daily Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, civilian infrastructure and the killing of Russian citizens, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters.

Why it matters

"It is alarming that the IAEA secretariat does not actually notice the daily attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, civilian infrastructure and the killing of Russian citizens by the Ukrainian military, and is limited…

Common ground

The escalation of the situation in the area of the nuclear power plant will be a key issue in the upcoming consultations with the leadership of the IAEA, which we expect to take place in mid-July," Likhachev said.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev criticized the IAEA secretariat for allegedly ignoring Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and civilian infrastructure. Likhachev stated that these issues will be a primary focus during upcoming consultations with IAEA leadership in July.

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Significant concerns. Multiple propaganda techniques detected.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “consultations with the leadership of the IAEA... we expect to take place in mid-July”
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Multiple sources confirm that consultations between Russia (Rosatom/delegations) and the IAEA were expected to take place in the first half of July.
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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW, May 9 (RIA Novosti) - New consultations between the delegations of Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are expected to take place in Russia in the first half of July...
https://www.nampa.org/text/22924942
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat is effectively ignoring daily Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the killing of Russian citizens by Ukrainian …
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/iaea-secretariat-ignores-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Another round of Interdepartmental consultations between Russia and the IAEA takes place in Kaliningrad.Other aspects of cooperation between Russia and the IAEA were also touched upon, in particular, …
https://www.rosatom.ru/en/press-centre/news/another-round-of…
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Claim 2: “the IAEA secretariat... is limited exclusively to public statements about the threat of drones flying at a distance from the Ukrainian nuclear power plants”
DISPUTED
While one source repeats the claim that the IAEA limits itself to statements about drones, another source explicitly mentions the IAEA reporting a 'major increase in drone activity' as a safety concern, and other reports show the IAEA condemning 'reckless' attacks. The claim that they are 'limited exclusively' to distant drone threats is contradicted by the IAEA's broader safety reporting and condemnations of direct threats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian coin commemorating nuclear power. Ukraine relies to a large extent on nuclear power. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, is located in Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — "The IAEA Secretariat is effectively ignoring daily Ukrainian attacks on the ZNPP, civilian infrastructure, and the killing of Russian citizens by Ukrainian forces, limiting itself solely to public st…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260516/iaea-secretariat-ignores-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The IAEA reported a major increase in drone activity near Ukrainian nuclear power plants, raising safety concerns, but noted no direct impact on nuclear safety at the sites.
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2026/05/14/iaea-reports-surge…
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Claim 3: “The IAEA secretariat does not notice daily Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, civilian infrastructure and the killing of Russian citizens”
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The claim that the IAEA ignores attacks is presented as an accusation by Russian sources (TASS, Rosatom). However, other evidence shows the IAEA has actively condemned 'reckless' drone attacks on the Zaporozhye plant, directly contradicting the assertion that they 'do not notice' or ignore such events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast began after Russian forces launched an invasion of mainland Ukraine out of Crimea on 24 February 2022. Russian-controlled parts of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, the Russian military invaded Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine from Russian-occupied Crimea, quickly entering Mykolaiv Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid battles with the Armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_front_of_the_Russo-Uk…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It has been under Russian control since 2022. It was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Pla…
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