Russia thwarts Ukrainian drone attack on nuclear facility-Xinhua

Russia thwarts Ukrainian drone attack on nuclear facility

Source: Xinhua| 2025-01-29 13:16:45|Editor: huaxia

MOSCOW, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Ukrainian drone was shot down in Russia's Smolensk region during an attempted attack on a nuclear power facility, regional governor Vasily Anokhin said on Wednesday.

No casualties or damage have been reported, Anokhin said on his Telegram channel.

Multiple civilian sites in the area had come under a large-scale drone assault, he said, adding that one of the drones was downed during an attempt to strike a nuclear energy facility.

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