A drone strike hits the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) informing it has been told the unit was operating at the time. The IAEA says the reactor unit’s operating mode does not change and no fire is reported, according to multiple outlets citing the UN nuclear watchdog.
The reports place the incident within ongoing Russia-Ukraine exchanges of drones and missiles. One outlet also links the nuclear-plant report to broader strikes including attacks reported in Kyiv and Kharkiv, and separate reporting of a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil refinery in Russia. Across the articles, the main differing emphasis is on how the incident fits into the wider campaign: some focus more on the nuclear-safety implications of attacks on nuclear facilities, while others foreground the timeline and operational status as described by the IAEA.
Overall, the agreed details are that the cooling tower is hit by a drone, the reactor unit continues in its reported operating conditions, and the IAEA reports no fire at the site at the time authorities were informed.
