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Drone wreckage damages nuclear plant in Russia, Ukraine strikes oil terminal

A Russian official reported that wreckage of Ukrainian drones hit the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant, temporarily reducing its output. In response, Ukraine struck an oil terminal in the port of Novorossiysk.


Drone wreckage damages nuclear plant in Russia, Ukraine strikes oil terminal

A Russian official announced on Friday that wreckage of Ukrainian drones fell on a nuclear power plant in southwestern Russia the previous day, causing a temporary decrease in the station's power output. He added that all of them were shot down, but «wreckage fell and damaged the main control panel». In this context, an official from a Ukrainian security agency stated on Friday that his country had struck an oil terminal in the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, which is a major route for raw material shipments. The head of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, said during a press conference: «There is no doubt that about eight drones were aimed at the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant». He added: «Any oil refinery or oil terminal is a»