VIENNA — The UN's nuclear watchdog called on June 23 for a halt to attacks on Enerhodar, a town near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, after drone strikes this week hit two electricity substations serving the area.

The plant's Russian-installed officials accused Ukraine of staging two drone strikes that destroyed one substation, damaged another and cut power to residents for a time.

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), made no reference to Ukraine and said the incidents had no affect on the Zaporizhzhia plant's operations.

But he said the attacks had to stop.

"Whoever is behind this, it must stop. Drone usage against the plant and its vicinity is becoming increasingly more frequent," Grossi said in a statement on the IAEA website.

"This is completely unacceptable and it runs counter to the safety pillars and concrete principles which have been accepted unanimously."

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