[Korrespondent] 20:39 Russian publics today wrote about an alleged Ukrainian attack on the Kursk NPP. Governor Alexey Smirnov stated that in the Kurchatov area, where the station is located, a Ukrainian drone was allegedly suppressed by electronic warfare. As a result of the UAV's fall, according to him, explosions occurred in an outbuilding "not related to the Kursk NPP."
However, the governor's adviser Roman Alekhine reported that the UAV could not be shot down or suppressed, and it "hit where the enemy was aiming." "According to Kurchatov, judging by the information, the enemy hit where it was aiming - everyone saw the explosion and secondary detonation," Alekhine wrote. Meanwhile, Russian Telegram channels are publishing footage of a fire that allegedly started several kilometers from the nuclear power plant as a result of "air defense work."
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhy said that Kyiv "categorically denies the Russian media's claims of Ukrainian strikes on or near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant." According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces strictly adhere to the norms of international humanitarian law.
11:36 Ukraine has sent its best tanks to the Kursk region, Forbes writes. According to the publication, Swedish Stridsvagn 122 and German Leopard 2A6 tanks were spotted in this Russian region. Journalists note that this indicates the importance of this direction for the Ukrainian command. At the same time, Forbes notes that breaking through the border in the Kursk region was a risky move on the part of Ukraine, since "the last well-equipped units" were sent there, which is why units in the east and south of Ukraine were deprived of the necessary reinforcements.