Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces strongly rejected Russian claims of a Ukrainian drone strike on Power Unit No. 6 of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Ukraine's defence forces have denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck Unit No. 6 of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

"The version promoted by Russia does not withstand any verification of the facts," the Ukrainian military said in response to allegations from Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev.

Russia's Rosatom said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone had struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but no damage to key equipment was reported.