RT reported that a Ukrainian drone attacked the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant on September 25, at the same time that International nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi attended the Global Nuclear Forum in Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Kursk Governor Alexander Khinshtein, the UAV crashed into an auxiliary construction site in the city of Kurchatov. The walls of the building were plastered with plowing, but fortunately there were no fires or casualties.
Rosenergoatom Group - the operator - affirmed that the plant's operations were not interrupted and radiation levels remained stable.
Meanwhile, in Moscow, Rafael Grossi called Russia a pioneer in many nuclear fields such as floating plants, nuclear power ships, and thermal research. He also invited Russian enterprises to attend the AI conference in the nuclear industry organized by IAEA in Vienna ( Austria) in December, and proposed expanding cooperation with BRICS.
After the forum, Mr. Grossi met with President Putin at the Kremlin. At the meeting, Mr. Putin pledged that Russia would do everything to support IAEA activities.
The Kursk airstrike comes as Zaporizhzhia - Europe's largest nuclear power plant - has run its 10th backup diesel transmitter since 2022. Moscow has repeatedly accused Kiev of pursuing nuclear terrorism, warning of the risk of catastrophes beyond control.
Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom CEO, revealed that Mr. Grossi knows the roots of the attacks, but as head of IAEA, he would find it difficult to speak openly.
In private discussions, he assessed it very frankly, Likhachev said.
