Alexei Likhachev
Coverage of Alexei Likhachev in the Nexus archive.
- Russia sends six engineers back to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear facility
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom is sending six employees to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to RIA Novosti citing Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev. Rosatom previously evacuated hundreds of staff following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
- Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant
Ukraine launched strikes on Russian energy sites, causing fires in Rostov and Saratov regions. Russia claimed a Ukrainian drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but Ukraine denied the attack, while the International Atomic Energy Agency called for verification of the damage.
- Russia says Ukraine drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia's Rosatom claimed a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, causing a hole in a turbine hall but no damage to critical equipment. Ukraine denied the attack. Rosatom's head Alexei Likhachev described the incident as deliberate.