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The production of a Russian nuclear plant declined due to the debris of Ukrainian drones


A Russian official announced on Friday that plane wreckage fell on a nuclear power plant in southwest Russian nuclear plants

He indicated that they were all shot down, but "Debris fell and damaged the main control panel"

He continued: "As a precaution, three units of the power station were disconnected from the grid and their power was reduced to less than 50%."adding that maintenance work allowed the plant to quickly resume production at full capacity.

The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant is located about 500 kilometers from Moscow.

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

and exchangedand Russia have accused since the beginning of the conflict of targeting nuclear sites, which prompted the International Atomic Energy Agency to issue warnings.

Last September, Russia accused Ukraine of launching an attack drone at the Smolensk nuclear power plant, without causing any operational disruption at the plant.

The Russian army took control of the disabled Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the first day of its attack in February 2022, before withdrawing from it after month.

Moscow also seized and still controls the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, the largest nuclear facility in Europe.

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