On Ukraine's Independence Day, Kyiv strikes Russian nuke plant & fuel terminal amid peace talks
On Ukraine's Independence Day: No matter how much US President Trump is trying to stop the Russia-Ukraine war, this war does not seem to stop. Ukraine carried out massive drone attacks on Russia on Sunday. This caused a sharp decline in the capacity of the reactor of the Kursk nuclear plant, one of Russia's largest nuclear power plants, and a massive fire broke out in the major Ust-Luga fuel export terminal.
While Russia claimed to have shot down 95 drones. At the same time, flights were stopped at many airports and a child was injured in the attack in Syzran.
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Ukraine carried out major drone attacks on Russia today
Drone attacks in Russia on Ukraine's Independence Day, big damage to nuclear plant. Meanwhile the Russian Defense Ministry told that , 95 Ukrainian drones were shot down in more than 12 Russian regions The attack has been taken place on the day when Ukraine was celebrating the anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. This Kursk nuclear plant is about 60 km from the Ukrainian border. But its explosion damaged the auxiliary transformer and reduced the operational capacity of reactor number-3 by 50%.
Kyiv strikes Russian nuke plant & fuel terminal amid peace talks
The plant administration said that the radiation level is normal and there were no casualties in the fire caused by the drone attack. Two reactors are not currently producing electricity, while repairs are underway on one. At the same time, 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Ust-Luga port in Russia's Leningrad region, this about a thousand kilometers north of the Gulf of Finland. Their debris caused a fire at the Novatek-operated fuel export and processing terminal.
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Drones seen heading towards fuel terminal
At the same time, unconfirmed videos shared on Russian Telegram channels show a drone heading straight towards the fuel terminal followed by a huge ball of fire rising into the sky and a cloud of black smoke spreading. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said fire brigades and emergency services were working to control the fire. He confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident.
How important is the Ust-Luga fuel terminal?
Ust-Luga complex, which was opened in 2013, processes gas condensate into light and fuel oil and gasoil. The plant allows the company to export oil products and gas condensate to international markets. Novatek mainly produces naphtha for Asian countries such as China, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia, and jet fuel for supply to Istanbul.
Flights were halted at several airports
However the Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said that, flights were halted at several airports in the Leningrad region. Meantime the governor of the Samara said this Ukrainian drone attacked in the southern city of Syzran has injured a child.
Summary
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian army claimed to have attacked the Syzran oil refinery. According to sources, after this Rosneft's refinery had to stop production and intake of crude oil.
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