MOSCOW: Russia’s state nuclear energy company said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone had tried to strike a nuclear plant in Russia’s Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine. In a statement, Rosenergoatom said the drone was “suppressed by technical means” and detonated after crashing into a cooling tower at the Novovoronezh plant. A drone shot down by the electronic warfare systems collided with the cooling tower of the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant in the Russian Voronezh region. Rosenergoatom reported that the UAV detonated after hitting the cooling tower of the active Unit 6.

Rosenergoatom statement: Ukrainian drone suppressed, detonated at Russian nuclear plant; no damage, radiation levels normal.

MOSCOW: Russia’s state nuclear energy company said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone had tried to strike a nuclear plant in Russia’s Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine. In a…

Russian drones attacked and seriously damaged a Ukraine thermal power plant overnight, authorities announced Wednesday. Five people were killed overnight.