The Ukrainian defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegation of ‘nuclear terrorism,’ the second that Moscow has made in two days
Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station overnight in what it called an act of “nuclear terrorism,” days before the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog is due to visit the site.
Russian state news agency TASS quoted an unnamed source as saying the drone was shot down near a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. Reuters could not independently confirm details of the alleged incident. Russian President Vladimir Putin first accused Ukraine on Thursday of trying to attack the facility, and said Moscow had informed the IAEA. He did not provide details or evidence of a Ukrainian attack.
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