Ukraine attacked Russian nuclear power plant twice
Last night, Ukrainian drones tried to hit the Kursk nuclear power plant.
The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
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Closer to midnight, a second attack followed.
“On October 26, at around 23:50, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. Duty air defense systems intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Kursk region,” the Russian defense department clarified.
The Baza tg channel, which specializes in incidents, citing its sources, reported that “on October 26, three UAVs were discovered on the territory of the Kursk nuclear power plant.”
“The first one fell in the area of the dog training camp and did not detonate. The second drone, an aircraft-type jet UAV, was found lying on the asphalt; the drone was carrying an explosive device, but it did not go off. But the third drone attacked a warehouse with nuclear waste. According to sources, the explosion damaged the façade of the warehouse building,” Baza wrote this morning at 08.51.
Almost an hour later (at 09.45) the press service of the Kursk NPP responded to the incident.
“We confirm that on the evening of October 26.10.2023, 3, an attack by 2 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant was stopped. This event did not affect the operation of the station. Kursk NPP is operating in normal mode: power units No. 3, No. 4, No. 1 at the power set by the dispatch schedule, power unit No. XNUMX in the “no generation” mode, stopped for subsequent decommissioning.
The radiation background at the Kursk NPP and in the area where it is located is at the level of natural values. There were no casualties or damage. Law enforcement agencies are working on the spot,” the nuclear power plant reported.
Ukraine twice attacked a Russian nuclear power plant.