Russia: Ukrainian saboteurs blow up Kursk NPP power line poles
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The Russian Federal Security Service says Ukrainian sabotage groups blew up six poles of high-voltage power lines with connections to the Kursk NPP.
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The FSB says Ukrainian saboteurs blew six line poles with connections to the Kursk nuclear power plant
Six power line poles with connections to the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in western Russia were blown up by the Ukrainian saboteurs, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday.
"On August 4, 9, and 12, in the Kurchatov district of the Kursk region, Ukrainian sabotage groups blew up six poles of high-voltage power lines (110, 330, and 750 kW), through which the Kursk NPP supplies power to industry, transport, life support, and social infrastructure, as well as to the population of the region and neighboring regions of the country," the FSB explained in a statement.
This act led to "a violation of the technological process of the operation of the nuclear power plant," the statement indicated, adding that the FSB is searching for the saboteurs and their possible accomplices.
According to the statement, the security of nuclear power facilities has increased. Criminal cases were initiated under the article "terrorist act".
Ukraine army shelled Sverdlikovo
On Friday, the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, reported on his Telegram channel that the Ukrainian army shelled the village of Sverdlikovo, which is located on the border with the Sumy region in Ukraine.
"Fortunately, there are no casualties, shells fell in the gardens of residents. The enemy's firing point was suppressed," the governor mentioned.
It is noteworthy that the Kursk region has a yellow level of "terrorist danger", due to the bombing of border areas.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine launched on July 3 deliberate strikes on residential districts of the Russian cities of Belgorod and Kursk, targeting people.
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