Beijing, 5 May (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on 7 May that the city of Enilgodar, where the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is located, has begun to evacuate residents. Russian media reported on the 6th that the Ukrainian army launched a drone attack on Crimea at night. Russian writer and political activist Prilepin arrested a suspect in the attack, according to the Russian Federal Investigation Commission on the 7th, the suspect confessed to being instigated by the Ukrainian side to commit the crime.

Evacuate residents in the city where the Zaporizhzhya NPP is located

According to the official website of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Director General Grossi issued a statement on the 6th that the expert team of the International Atomic Energy Agency stationed at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has received news that the city of Enilgodar where the nuclear power plant is located has begun to evacuate residents. A team of IAEA experts is closely monitoring the situation in case of any potential impact on nuclear safety and security.

The statement said that military activity around the Zaporizhzhya NPP has recently increased, and the situation in the area near the NPP has become unpredictable and potentially risky. On the evening of the 5th, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency stationed at the nuclear power plant continued to hear shelling.

The statement urged all parties to take action to protect the Zaporizhzhya NPP from serious nuclear accidents and related consequences.

The statement noted that at the moment the staff of the Zaporizhzhya NPP has not been evacuated and all necessary measures are being taken to ensure the safety of the NPP. Currently, all six reactors at the plant are in shutdown mode and equipment maintenance complies with all necessary nuclear safety and security regulations.

Russian media said that the Ukrainian army attacked Crimea

TASS News Agency and Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Crimean local officials on the 7th as reporting that from the night of the 6th to the early morning of the 7th, the Russian air defense system repelled the Ukrainian army's drone air attack on Crimea.

Russian media reported that more than 10 drones were sent to Crimea, 3 of which were shot down in Sevastopol. The attacks resulted in no casualties or property damage.

The Russian Satellite News Agency also quoted a local official in Crimea on the 6th to report that two Ukrainian "Grom-2" missiles were shot down over Crimea without causing damage.

At present, the Russian and Ukrainian military has not responded to the above news.

The attack on the Russian writer arrested a suspect related to the Ukrainian side

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency and Russia Today News Agency reported on the 7th, Russian police have arrested a suspect suspected of participating in the car bombing against Russian writer and political activist Prilepin.

According to reports, the suspect's name is Permiyakov, 29 years old, born in Ukraine, who acquired Russian citizenship this year.

The report quoted the Russian Federal Investigative Commission as saying that the suspect admitted during the interrogation that he was instructed by the Ukrainian intelligence department to commit the crime, and installed explosives on the road where Prilepin's car traveled and detonated them remotely.

On the 6th, Prilepin's car exploded on the road of the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, and its driver died on the spot and Prilepin was injured. After the incident, Russian officials characterized it as a terrorist attack and launched a criminal investigation. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the same day, demanding that the Ukrainian government and Western asylumrs led by the United States be responsible for the terrorist attack.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged detained persons

Yermak, director of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on the 6th that Russia has released 45 detained Ukrainian personnel to return to Ukraine, including 10 Ukrainian officers.

The Russian Ministry of Defense issued an announcement on the same day that three detained Russian pilots returned from Ukraine-controlled territory. They will be sent to Moscow and treated and rehabilitated at the medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense. (End)