Putin Alleges Ukraine Tried to Strike Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 22 accused Ukraine of attempting to attack a nuclear plant in the Russian region of Kursk, as Kyiv continues its cross-border incursion in the country.

Putin said during a televised government meeting that Ukraine “tried to strike the nuclear power plant at night ... the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed.”