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The agency was informed of the incident, which occurred early in the morning. The reactor unit was operating at the time of the strike, and no fire was reported. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that all attacks on nuclear facilities are unacceptable and could jeopardise nuclear safety and security."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on drone origin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One outlet mentioned a Ukrainian drone strike, while others did not specify the origin of the drone."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mention that the drone strike occurred days after a plea for an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine. None of the left-rated reports mention that the drone was Ukrainian. 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