Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has condemned a drone attack near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates, calling any strike that endangers nuclear facilities "utterly unacceptable."

In a post on social media platform X, Sybiha said Ukraine strongly condemns the drone attack that caused a fire near the Barakah nuclear site after a UAV struck an electrical generator, Ukrinform reports.

"Today's attack on the Barakah NPP perimeter in the UAE, in which a UAV struck an electrical generator, is utterly unacceptable. Ukraine strongly condemns any attacks endangering nuclear facilities," he wrote.

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He noted that Ukraine has been experiencing Russia's deliberate strikes on power infrastructure including NPPs for more than four years.