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Russia says it prevented Ukrainian drone attack on Smolensk nuclear power plant

Russian electronic warfare systems intercepted a Ukrainian-made attack drone before it could reach the Smolensk nuclear plant, with no damage reported, officials said.

  • Russia's Federal Security Service announced that it prevented a Ukrainian drone attack on the Smolensk nuclear power plant on Sunday.
  • The FSB reported that Russian radio-electronic warfare systems intercepted a Ukrainian-made 'Spis' attack UAV above the Smolensk nuclear power station.
  • The Smolensk nuclear power station confirmed it was operating normally, with no damage reported to reactors or infrastructure.
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The Russian Security Federal Service (FSB) announced Sunday that it prevented a Ukrainian drone attack on the Smolensk nuclear power station, located in the west of the country, about 330 km south-west of Moscow, near...

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Russia says it prevented Ukrainian drone attack on Smolensk nuclear power plant

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it had prevented a Ukrainian drone attack on the Smolensk nuclear power plant in western Russia on Sunday.

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The alleged Ukrainian drone attack on a nuclear power plant in Russia's Smolensk region has been thwarted, Russia's FSB secret service said in a brief statement on Sunday. It also released photos of the wreckage of the small drone. All three units of the nuclear power plant are still operating normally, according to Moscow.

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