Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed Ukraine tried to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant located within the border area of the identical title, the place Kyiv launched an incursion over two weeks in the past.
“The enemy tried to strike the (Kursk) nuclear power plant last night,” Putin instructed a gathering within the capital Moscow on the state of affairs within the border areas of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk.
Expressing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been knowledgeable of the state of affairs, Putin mentioned the IAEA promised to ship specialists to evaluate the state of affairs on the plant.
During the identical assembly, performing Kursk Governor Alexey Smirnov mentioned the state of affairs on the plant was steady.
Earlier, the Defense Ministry claimed that it intercepted a Ukrainian drone over the Kursk area throughout an in a single day assault.
Ukrainian authorities have but to touch upon both declare.
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is situated virtually 60 kilometers (about 37 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
EVACUATION
Smirnov additionally talked concerning the common state of affairs in his area, saying that over 133,000 folks have left eight districts the place evacuations are underway.
“According to the decision of the operational headquarters, eight districts of the Kursk region with a population of 152,566 people were included in the resettlement and evacuation zone. As of today, 133,190 people have left. 19,376 people remain,” he added.
The performing governor mentioned that they’re persevering with to resettle folks to safer locations, additional expressing that individuals are being positioned in short-term lodging facilities.
He additionally mentioned {that a} complete of 524 short-term lodging camps able to internet hosting 64,000 folks have been deployed.
Meanwhile, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov additionally mentioned on the assembly that short-term lodging and meals facilities have been “opened in 29 (federal) subjects with a significant reserve of places.”
Manturov additional mentioned that the federal government has ready choices to allocate a further 1.9 billion Russian rubles ($20.6 million) to Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry to maintain such providers purposeful.
Source: www.anews.com.tr