Raid with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle caused fireextinguished after a while, caused damage to an auxiliary transformer and led to a reduction in the productive capacity of one of the reactors at the nuclear power plant in Kursk District her Russiamade known in the early morning hours today by the station’s press office.
‘UAV unmanned aircraft (UAV) of the armed forces of Ukraine It was dismissed by anti -aircraft defense systems near the Kursk Nuclear Power Production Factory, “the source explained via a Telegram.
During his crash “the drone exploded, resulting in a damage to auxiliary transformer,” he continued.
The press office assured that no injuries were reported, but due to the attack the reactor number 3 of the installation reduced production to 50% of the capacity. The damaged unmanned aerial vehicle also caused a fire, which was extinguished, always according to the same source.
Radioactivity levels in the facility and surrounding area never exceeded normal limits, the press office noted.
There has been no comment by Ukraine as this stage. Kiev says its blows in Russia are in return for continuing Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory and aim to destroy infrastructure it considers to be necessary for the war launched by Moscow in February 2022.
The Reuters News Agency notes that it is unable to verify this information independently and that it is not yet clear in which part of the facility.
Earlier, the federal Russian television network Ren reported that the transformer where a fire broke out was outside the section of the facility where nuclear reactors operate.
Source :Skai
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