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drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
Zaporizhzhia
Zhābōluózhè
扎波罗热
nuclear power plant
hé diànzhàn
核电站
，
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Guójì Yuánzǐ Néng Jīgòu
国际原子能机构
to express
biǎodá
表达
serious concern / grave concern
yánzhòng guānqiē
严重关切
。

one (measure word for aircraft)
yī jià
一架
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
to hit / to strike
jízhōng
击中
Zaporizhzhia
Zhābōluózhè
扎波罗热
nuclear power plant
hé diànzhàn
核电站
turbine
qìlúnjī
汽轮机
building / plant hall
chǎngfáng
厂房
，
to cause / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
outer wall / exterior wall
wàiqiáng
外墙
to appear / to develop
chūxiàn
出现
hole / breach
pòdòng
破洞
，
but / however
dàn
但
core / key
héxīn
核心
safety system
ānquán xìtǒng
安全系统
was not affected / remained unaffected
wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng
未受影响
。

May 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM

May 31st
wǔ yuè sānshíyī rì
五月三十一日
，
a (measure word for aircraft)
yī jià
一架
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
to hit / to strike
jízhōng
击中
located in
wèiyú
位于
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
southeast / southeastern part
dōngnánbù
东南部
(structural particle)
de
的
Zaporizhzhia
Zhābōluózhè
扎波罗热
nuclear power plant
hé diànzhàn
核电站
。
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
target
mùbiāo
目标
is / was
wéi
为
the said plant / the facility
gāi zhàn
该站
one (measure word)
yī gè
一个
operating / in operation
yùnxíng
运行
power unit / generating unit
jīzǔ
机组
(structural particle)
de
的
turbine
qìlúnjī
汽轮机
turbine hall area / building zone
chǎngfáng qūyù
厂房区域
，
causing / resulting in
zhìshǐ
致使
outer wall
wàiqiáng
外墙
to develop / to appear
chūxiàn
出现
hole / breach
pòdòng
破洞
。
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
state-owned
guójiā
国家
nuclear energy company
hé néng gōngsī
核能公司
Rosatom (Russian state nuclear company)
Luósī Yuánzǐ Néng
罗斯原子能
stated
biǎoshì
表示
，
this strike / this attack
cǐ cì dǎjī
此次打击
did not cause to
wèi duì
未对
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
equipment
shèbèi
设备
to cause
zàochéng
造成
damage
sǔnhuài
损坏
。
monitoring
jiāncè
监测
team
tuánduì
团队
confirmed
quèrèn
确认
，
incident / accident
shìgù
事故
after the incident occurred
fāshēng hòu
发生后
did not / no
wèi
未
to detect
tàncè dào
探测到
any
rènhé
任何
radioactive
fàngshèxìng
放射性
leak / leakage
xìlòu
泄漏
。
the Russian side
É fāng
俄方
to accuse / to allege
zhǐkòng
指控
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
deliberately / with premeditation
xùyì
蓄意
to attack
xíjī
袭击
the said facility
gāi shèshī
该设施
，
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
regarding this
duì cǐ
对此
to give / to provide
yǔyǐ
予以
strongly denied / categorical denial
qiángliè fǒurèn
强烈否认
，
and reiterated
bìng chóngshēn
并重申
its
qí
其
not to attack
bù gōngjī
不攻击
nuclear facilities
hé shèshī
核设施
(structural particle)
de
的
consistent position / longstanding stance
yīguàn lìchǎng
一贯立场
。
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Guójì Yuánzǐ Néng Jīgòu
国际原子能机构
Director-General
zǒng gàn shì
总干事
Rafael Grossi (IAEA Director-General)
Géluóxī
格罗西
regarding this
duì cǐ
对此
to express
biǎodá
表达
serious concern / grave concern
yánzhòng guānqiē
严重关切
，
warned that / cautioned that
jǐnggào chēng
警告称
attacking nuclear power plants
gōngjī hé diànzhàn
攻击核电站
is tantamount to / is no different from
wúyìyú
无异于
playing with fire
wán huǒ
玩火
。
the said nuclear power plant
gāi hé diànzhàn
该核电站
since
zì
自
2022
2022 nián
2022年
from / since
qǐ
起
then / consequently
biàn
便
to be in / to be at
chǔyú
处于
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
military
jūnshì
军事
under control of
kòngzhì xià
控制下
，
is
shì
是
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
the largest
zuìdà
最大
(structural particle)
de
的
nuclear power plant
hé diànzhàn
核电站
。

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