Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that fueled a fire in a nuclear power plant in his Kursk region at night, because Ukraine has four years four years since independence.
Russian officials said that different power and energy facilities were the target of the nocturnal attacks.
The fire in the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished without injuries, according to the press service of the factory on Telegram.
While the attack damaged a transformer, radiation levels continued to reach within normal.
The nuclear watchdog of the United Nations said it was aware of media reports that a transformer in the plants was set on fire “because of military activities”, but had received no independent confirmation. It said that his director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said that “every nuclear facility must be protected at all times.”
Ukraine did not immediately comment on the alleged attack.
Firefighters also responded to an eruption in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region of Russia, the home base of a large terminal for fuel exports. The regional governor said that about 10 Ukrainian drones were shot, with debris that lit the fire.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that its air defenses have intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones over the night to Sunday about Russian territory.
Russia fired 72 drones and lures, along with a cruise rocket, in Ukraine at night until Sunday in Ukraine, said Ukraine Air Force. Of these, 48 drones were shot or stuck.
The incidents took place as Ukraine, the Independence Day, to commemorate the 1991 Declaration of Independence of the Soviet Union.
President VolodyMyr Zensky gave comments in a video address of Kyiv’s Independence Square, with the emphasis on the determination of the nation.
“We are building a Ukraine that will have sufficient power and power to live in safety and peace,” said Zensky and called for a “just peace.”
“What will be our future is only up to us,” he said, in a nod to the US – Russia -Top in Alaska earlier in August, many of whom fears that Ukrainian and European interests would leave offside.
“And the world knows this. And the world respects this. It respects Ukraine. It regards Ukraine as an equal,” he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived on Sunday morning in Kiev for meetings with Zensky.
“On this special day – the Independence Day of Ukraine – it is especially important for us to feel the support of our friends. And Canada has always stood by our side,” wrote Andriy Yermak, Staff Chef van Zensky.
Norway announced considerable new military aid on Sunday and promised around $ 695 million for air defense systems.
Prime Minister Jonas GAHR Store said that Norway and Germany jointly finance two patriot systems, including rockets, together, where Norway also helps to purchase air defense radar.
In the meantime, fighting continued on the front line in eastern Ukraine, where Russia claimed on Saturday that the troops had seized two villages in the Donetsk region.
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