{"id":328,"date":"2026-05-31T10:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:09:36","slug":"ukraine-hits-russian-energy-targets-and-denies-striking-kremlin-occupied-nuclear-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=328","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ukraine launched fresh strikes on Russian energy sites overnight into Sunday, Russian authorities and media reported, while Kyiv denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck a key Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=324\">Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drone debris set fire to a fuel storage facility in Russia\u2019s southwestern Rostov region, Gov. Yuriy Slyusar reported on Telegram on Sunday. He said residents of nearby homes were evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>The drones also damaged civilian infrastructure in Saratov province, also in southwestern Russia, according to Gov. Roman Busargin. Astra, an independent Russian news channel, said an oil refinery was on fire in the regional capital, Saratov.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has <span>stepped up its attacks on Russia\u2019s oil and gas facilities in recent months,<\/span> arguing the energy sector both funds and directly fuels Moscow\u2019s more than 4-year-old invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kyiv denied Russia\u2019s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Ukraine and Europe.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russian forces captured the plant in the early weeks of the war, and it remains close to the front lines in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, one of four Russia <span>has formally annexed despite lacking full military control<\/span> or international recognition for its actions. <\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, said on Saturday that the drone exploded after tearing a hole in the wall of a turbine hall. Rosatom\u2019s CEO Alexei Likhachev accused Ukraine of a \u201cdeliberate\u201d attack.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, a Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building of Power Unit No. 6, resulting in a detonation,\u201d Likhachev said. He added there was no damage to main equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s military denied Russia\u2019s \u201cyet another propaganda ploy,\u201d saying it did not strike or target the plant. The military said in a statement that it adheres to international humanitarian law and is aware of the \u201cconsequences of any actions targeting nuclear facilities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=322\">Iran war forces farmers to seek fertilizer alternatives from cow dung to compost<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAlong the relevant section of the front line, there was no active fighting at the time of the incident, and no weapons were used,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, voiced \u201cserious concern\u201d following the incident in a post on X. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s state nuclear supervisory agency said the damage claimed by Russia must be verified by IAEA experts present at the Zaporizhzhia plant as part of a long-term monitoring mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Zaporizhzhia plant <span>has repeatedly come under fire<\/span> since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in February 2022, <span>sparking fears of a nuclear accident<\/span>. Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for targeting the plant on purpose. <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Ukraine\u2019s air force said Sunday that it had shot down 212 of 299 drones launched by Russia overnight. It said 14 drones had reached their targets, while drone debris fell in five locations.<\/p>\n<p>Russian drones struck the city of Dnipro and an oil refinery in Ukraine\u2019s Rivne region, causing fires, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Koval, the head of Rivne\u2019s regional administration, said no one had been injured at the refinery, and that emergency services were at the site. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the war in Ukraine at <span>https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=320\">Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine has launched new strikes on Russian energy sites. Russian authorities and media sy drone debris set fire to a fuel storage facility in the Rostov region, and civilian infrastructure was reported damaged in Saratov province. Ukraine has increased attacks on Russia\u2019s oil and gas facilities, saying they fund Moscow\u2019s invasion. Meanwhile, Kyiv denied Russian claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russia&#8217;s state nuclear energy company accused Ukraine of a deliberate attack. 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