Moscow accused Kyiv of launching dozens of drone strikes that damaged an auxiliary transformer at the Kursk nuclear power plant and forced a 50% reduction in reactor operating capacity. The fire from the downed drone was extinguished with no casualties or increased radiation. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported normal radiation near Kursk and warned about fighting near nuclear facilities. Russia's defence ministry said at least 95 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across more than a dozen regions, with downed drones over St Petersburg and debris igniting a blaze at the Ust-Luga port. Ukrainian forces have relied on drones to target Russian oil infrastructure. Ukraine reported Russian attacks involving a ballistic missile and 72 Iranian-made Shahed drones, 48 of which were shot down; a Russian drone strike killed a 47-year-old woman in Dnipropetrovsk.
Moscow has accused Kyiv of launching dozens of drone attacks, including one that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant, as Ukrainians marked 34 years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union. The drone attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia, 37 miles (60km) from the border with Ukraine, caused damage to an auxiliary transformer and forced a 50% reduction in the operating capacity of a reactor, Russian authorities said.
The fire sparked by the drone, which was shot down, had been extinguished and there were no casualties or increased radiation levels, the plant said on Sunday. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, reported that radiation levels were normal near the Kursk plant. The IAEA has repeatedly warned of the risks of fighting near nuclear plants after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Russia's defence ministry said at least 95 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted across more than a dozen Russian regions on Sunday, when Ukraine celebrated its 1991 declaration of independence. Ukrainian drones were also shot down over areas far from the frontline, including St Petersburg in the north-west. Firefighters responded to a blaze at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region, home to a large fuel export terminal.
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