A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into a nuclear waste warehouse at the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in western Russia on the bank of the Seym River and damaged the walls of the facility, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday, adding that two other drones fell on the station s administrative buildings.
Three drones attempted to attack Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on the evening of Oct. 26, the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom claimed on Oct. 27.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the "barbaric" tactics "a symptom of how poorly Russia's military leaders know they're doing."
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Key developments on Oct. 27: Zelensky: Russia has lost at least a brigade trying to capture Avdiivka Germany delivers IRIS-T air defense system, other aid to Ukraine Russian pilot sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison for killing civilian Ukraine retrieves 50 bodies of fallen soldiers Wanted pro-Russian politician reportedly shot in Crimea Russia claims drone attack on Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Russia has lost at least a brigade of troops trying to capture Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast during its latest offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 27. A brigade in the Russian army can include between 2,000 and 8,000 personnel, according to open sources.