"Ukraine attempted to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant during the night," Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a briefing on the situation in the border regions with Ukraine, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.
He stated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed about Ukraine's attempts to strike the Kursk nuclear power plant and that the IAEA has promised to send experts.
Putin expressed hope that the International Atomic Energy Agency would send experts to assess the situation at the plant.