A drone incident occurred in the Voronezh region of Russia, that hit the cooling tower Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant.
According to preliminary data, the drone was intercepted by Russian military electronic warfare systems, The gunman was directed towards the critical infrastructure facility.
A drone hits a cooling tower at a nuclear power plant
Local Telegram channels report that in Novovoronezh district explosions were heard, after which A hole has formed in one of the cooling towers.
Official sources in Russia claim that it was a “Ukrainian drone” that was “intercepted by electronic warfare systems”.
According to analysts, it was Russian electronic warfare systems that caused change of flight path, The drone then hit an industrial facility.
The risk of a nuclear accident
Although the damage did not affect the reactor section, experts warn:
any interference with the operation of NPP units could lead to a man-made disaster.
«Russia is once again endangering its own population by using electronic warfare near nuclear facilities,» Ukrainian energy analysts say.
Moscow traditionally blames Ukraine
Russian propaganda media immediately accused Ukraine of an «attempted terrorist attack».
At the same time, they did not mention that the drone changed course after Russian electronic warfare systems intervened, The ship's navigation could have been disrupted.
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