Ukrainian drone aiming at Russian nuclear power plant shot down

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – A Ukrainian drone attempting an attack on a Russian nuclear power plant in the Kursk region was shot down, the region’s governor said on Friday.

The drone was blown up just several kilometers off the plant, near a residential building in the town of Kurchatov, built to accommodate the personnel working at the nuclear facility, Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit said in a statement on Telegram.

The explosion did not cause casualties but damaged the building, he noted.

In a separate statement, the governor of the Voronezh region, Aleksandr Gusev, said three Ukrainian drones were shot down by the air defense systems last night.

“Yesterday, a few kilometers from Voronezh, air defense systems identified and destroyed three UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles),” the governor said, adding there were no casualties or destruction.

Both Voronezh and Kursk regions are bordering Ukraine.

Ukraine’s armed forces have unleashed a series of attacks on Russia's border regions in recent months, including drone and artillery attacks, and raids by paramilitary groups.