Powerful explosions in Russian Kurchatov: Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located there

Russia announced that four missiles were shot down.

On the night of Wednesday, July 7, explosions were heard in the Russian city of Kurchatov . The Russians claim that air targets were shot down.

After 23:00, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast, Alexey Smirnov, reported that air defense had shot down two Ukrainian missiles in the region’s skies. At 01:15, he reported the shooting down of two more missiles.

Residents of the city of Kurchatov report very loud explosions in the city, in some houses the windows “shaked” because of this. Videos from surveillance cameras that recorded the explosions have also been published. As is known, the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located in this settlement.

“Breakthrough” to Kursk region

As UNIAN reported, on August 6, there were reports of fighting on the border with Russia. Russian pro-war channels accused Ukraine of breaking through the border , but the General Staff of the Armed Forces did not comment on this information.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that “the enemy tried to break through,” but “the troops suffered significant losses and retreated.” They soon removed the fragment from their Telegram channel.

In the evening, the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov, stated that the situation on the border remains tense and fighting continues.

(C)UNIAN 2024