Russia accused Ukraine of firing self-detonating drones towards the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on Wednesday in an attack that hit a power substation and injured eight people. 

"Ukrainian armed forces attacked the 'Raduga' substation, where at the time staff from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were working," Russia's nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, said in a post on Telegram.

It said Ukraine fired three self-detonating drones at the substation around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. 

Eight people were injured, and two transformers at the substation were damaged, resulting in the loss of some power supplies to the nearby town of Energodar. The site is around four kilometers from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. 

Ukraine has not responded to the claim. 

(With input from AFP)