Radiation levels site, surrounding area remain within normal limits, says plant\u2019s press service
\n Kursk
\nUkrainian drone attacks overnight on several of Russia\u2019s power and energy facilities forced capacity reduction at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and set a fuel export terminal in Ust-Luga on fire, Russian officials said on Sunday.
\nA drone attack on the Kursk nuclear plant, not far from the border with Ukraine, damaged an auxiliary transformer and led to a 50% reduction in the operating capacity at unit three of the plant, the plant\u2019s press service said.
\nThere were no injuries, and a fire sparked by the attack was promptly extinguished, the plant\u2019s press service said. Radiation levels at the site and in the surrounding area have not exceeded normal limits, it added.
\nAbout 10 Ukrainian drones were downed over the port of Ust-Luga in Russia\u2019s northern Leningrad region, with debris sparking fire at the Novatek-operated terminal \u2014 a huge Baltic Sea fuel export terminal and processing complex, the regional governor said.
\n\u201cFirefighters and emergency services are currently working to extinguish the blaze,\u201d Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Russia\u2019s Leningrad region where the Ust-Luga port is located, said on the Telegram messaging app. There were no injuries, he added.
\nAccording to Novatek, the Ust-Luga complex, which opened in 2013, processes gas condensate into light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, fuel oil and gasoil, and enables the company to ship oil products as well as gas condensate to international markets.
\nRussian units destroyed a total of 95 Ukrainian drones overnight over 13 regions, including Leningrad and Samara, as well as the Crimean Peninsula, the defence ministry said.
\nRosaviatsia, Russia\u2019s civil aviation authority, said flights were halted for hours on end at several Russian airports overnight, including at the Pulkovo airport in the Leningrad region.
\nUkrainian drones also attacked an industrial enterprise in the southern Russian city of Syzran, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, governor of the Samara region where Syzran is located, posted on Telegram, adding there were no casualties.
\nHe did not say what the targets were or whether there was any damage.
\nEarlier this month, the Ukrainian military said it had struck the Syzran oil refinery. The Rosneft-owned refinery was forced to suspend production and crude intake after the attack, sources told Reuters.
\nThere was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Kyiv has said its strikes inside Russia are in response to Russia\u2019s continued attacks on Ukraine and are aimed at destroying infrastructure deemed crucial to Moscow\u2019s overall military efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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