The Ukrainian Armed Forces have issued a comprehensive rebuttal rejecting claims propagated by Russian occupation resources regarding an alleged Ukrainian drone strike against the infrastructure of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The official denial was issued by the Southern Defense Forces on Saturday, May 30. Ukrainian military commanders characterized the Kremlin’s narrative as a coordinated informational provocation aimed at discrediting Ukraine on the global stage.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Kyiv dismantles the Kremlin’s narrative Russian occupation authorities claimed that a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully struck Power Unit No. 6 at the nuclear facility. However, the Southern Defense Forces noted that Moscow’s claims fail to withstand basic factual verification. The ZNPP is located approximately 50 kilometers from the active land frontline, and Nikopol – the nearest Ukrainian-controlled city – is situated at least 10 kilometers away on the opposite side of the former Kakhovka Reservoir. The Ukrainian military clarified that its forces do not possess fiber-optic-guided drones with the extended operational range required to reach the plant, nor do they operate UAVs carrying the 5-6 kg shaped-charge warheads necessary to puncture the structural hole claimed by the Russian side. Russian forces have deployed a multi-layered smoke protection screen entirely surrounding the ZNPP, making it physically impossible for an external aerial apparatus to fly through the perimeter undetected.