Overview

• The plant’s press service said air defenses downed a Ukrainian UAV near the Kursk facility, where its detonation damaged an auxiliary transformer, sparked a short-lived fire, and forced unit three to run at about 50% capacity with no injuries or radiation exceedances reported.
• Russian state media cited plant officials saying the damaged transformer sits outside the nuclear section and that there was no threat to public safety.
• Russian authorities reported broader overnight strikes, saying debris from about 10 downed drones ignited a blaze at Novatek’s Ust-Luga fuel export terminal, flights were temporarily halted at several airports, and 95 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over 13 regions.
• Ukraine offered no immediate comment on the Kursk reports, and international wire services said they could not independently verify some details.
• Regional officials in Ukraine reported a separate Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk that killed a 47-year-old woman and damaged homes and infrastructure, with additional strikes hitting Pavlohrad and other communities.