Russian officials said Ukraine carried out drone strikes that hit the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, causing a fire and damage to an auxiliary transformer and forcing reactor number three to operate at 50 percent capacity. The plant's news service reported the fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries, two other reactors operating without power generation, and one undergoing scheduled repairs, with radiation levels normal. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed normal radiation levels near the plant. Regional authorities reported drone attacks and fires elsewhere, including at the Ust-Luga port, and Russia reported intercepting dozens of drones.
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on a nuclear plant that has caused a fire and damage to an auxiliary transformer as Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day for the 34th time. Sunday's attack forced a 50 percent reduction in the operating capacity at reactor number three at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), close to the border with Ukraine, according to Russian officials, who added that several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes.
The fire at the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, the plant's news service said on Telegram. Two other reactors are operating without power generation, and one is undergoing scheduled repairs, it said, adding that radiation levels were normal. Alexander Khinshtein, the Kursk region's acting governor, said Ukrainian attacks on the plant, 60km (38 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border, are a threat to nuclear safety and a violation of all international conventions.
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