The IAEA has been informed, the Russian president says, adding that 'they promise to come themselves and send specialists to assess the situation'.
The IAEA has been informed, the Russia n president says, adding that "they promise to come themselves and send specialists to assess the situation".Ukrainian forces fight during military offensive in Kursk region in Malaya Loknya, Kursk Region, Russia in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on August 20, 2024. / Photo: Reuters
Acting Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov told Putin that the situation at the Kursk plant, which has four Soviet graphite-moderated RBMK-1000 reactors, was"stable". "The International Atomic Energy Agency has been informed, they promise to come themselves and send specialists to assess the situation," Putin said.
Ukraine's lightning August 6 incursion into Kursk, the biggest into Russia by a foreign power since World War Two, saw thousands of Ukrainian troops punch through Russia's western border, apparently catching Moscow by surprise.
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