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Drone detonated near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia

14 July 2023 13:27 (UTC +04:00)

A Ukrainian drone fell in the town of Kurchatov in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region last night, with the facade and windows of a residential building being damaged from the detonation; there were no casualties, Governor Roman Starovoit reported on his Telegram channel, APA reports.

"An unmanned aerial vehicle fell in the town of Kurchatov last night. A residential building was partially damaged, with its facade being scarred and the windows being broken," Starovoit wrote.

The authorities will help the residents of the building in repair efforts; there were no casualties in the incident. "No critical facilities were damaged when the drone detonated as it fell," the governor added.

The drone fell a few kilometers away from the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, acoording to Russian media.

Note that the city of Kurchatov is located 38 kilometers west of Kursk, its population is about 40 thousand people. The city is known for having the Kursk Nuclear Power Station on its territory.