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title: "Russian nuclear official accuses Ukraine of attacking fuel trucks near Zaporizhzhia plant"
description: "Both outlets reported that the head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine of attacking fuel trucks near the Zaporizhzhia plant, endangering its safety. Dunya News provided a slightly more detailed context by mentioning the plant's size and the timing of its seizure by Russian forces. Business Recorder included the additional detail of two Russian servicemen being killed in the attack. Both framed the incident as a deliberate threat to the plant’s safety, but neither provided further elaboration or alternative perspectives."
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# Russian nuclear official accuses Ukraine of attacking fuel trucks near Zaporizhzhia plant

world · updated 13 Sep 2026, 3:53 PM PKT · 13 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported that the head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine of attacking fuel trucks near the Zaporizhzhia plant, endangering its safety. Dunya News provided a slightly more detailed context by mentioning the plant's size and the timing of its seizure by Russian forces. Business Recorder included the additional detail of two Russian servicemen being killed in the attack. Both framed the incident as a deliberate threat to the plant’s safety, but neither provided further elaboration or alternative perspectives.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of striking fuel trucks](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1552453/russian-nuclear-chief-accuses-ukraine-of-striking-fuel-trucks/) · 13 Sep 2026, 3:53 PM PKT
  > Russia’s nuclear chief has accused Ukraine of attacking diesel fuel trucks near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, killing two Russian servicemen. Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation, said the strikes took place on Friday and also wounded several other soldiers. He claimed the attacks deliberately endangered safety at the Russian-held facility. Likhachev […]
- **Business Recorder** — [Russian nuclear head says Ukraine attacked fuel trucks, endangered Zaporizhzhia plant](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439279/russian-nuclear-head-says-ukraine-attacked-fuel-trucks-endangered-zaporizhzhia-plant) · 13 Sep 2026, 1:20 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, killing two Russian servicemen ​and deliberately jeopardising safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ‌plant in Ukraine. Alexei Likhachev said the attack took place on Friday and also resulted in injuries to other Russian soldiers. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s large...
- **Dunya News** — [Russian nuclear head says Ukraine attacked fuel trucks, endangered Zaporizhzhia plant](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/972687-russian-nuclear-head-says-ukraine-attacked-fuel-trucks-endangered-zap) · 13 Sep 2026, 12:12 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of the Ukraine war that broke out in February 2022

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