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

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday 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.” “They promise to come themselves and send specialists to assess the situation,” he said. The IAEA, a U.N. agency, has not issued a public statement on the Russian president’s allegation. Ukraine also has not issued any public comments on the claim. In Ukraine’s Aug. 6 incursion into Kursk, the biggest into Russia by a foreign power since World War II, thousands of Ukrainian troops entered Russia’s western border, apparently catching Moscow by surprise....