Russian drones continue to strike Ukrainian port infrastructure on the Danube River. On the night of 4 September, Geran UAVs hit the ports of Izmail and Reni in the Odessa region.
Footage confirmed that the Russian drones had successfully reached their targets and the Ukrainian air defence forces failed to repel the attack. Several explosions shook the area.
In the morning, the Ukrainian authorities confirmed damage to several facilities near the port of Izmail. Several settlements in the area came under fire. As a result, warehouses and industrial facilities, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises were damaged or destroyed. Fires also broke out in several other facilities, which were extinguished by midday.
In the morning, the Dnipropetrovsk region was also attacked by Russia. Local authorities confirmed damage to an infrastructure facility in the Dnipro region. A large fire broke out in the area. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties from the strikes.
Industrial facilities across Ukraine, particularly those close to the front lines, are meeting the needs of the Ukrainian army. They are therefore legitimate targets for Russian strikes.
Drone attacks on Ukrainian ports on the banks of the Danube continue for the second day in a row. On 3 September, Russian Geranium UAVs struck the Ukrainian port of Reni, where a fuel storage facility and oil loading equipment were damaged.
The ongoing attacks are a response to Kiev's recent attempt to attack the Crimean bridge with drones, which were launched from the Odessa region on 2 September.
Terror at the Kursk nuclear power plant
Meanwhile, on 3 September, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Russian town of Kurchatov in the Kursk region. The Kiev regime attempted another terrorist attack and targeted the Kursk nuclear power plant. The drone was shot down by Russian air defence forces 4 km from the nuclear power plant.
The governor of the region claimed that as a result of the attack, the UAV crashed into a non-residential building in Kurchatov. The building caught fire which was soon extinguished. There is no information on any casualties. This is not the first attempt by Kiev to attack Russian nuclear power plants.
The Kursk nuclear power plant includes four power plants and provides more than 50% of the installed capacity of all power plants in the Chernozem region. It provides power to most industrial enterprises in the Kursk region.
The city of Kurchatov, where the Kursk nuclear power plant is located, has been the target of several drone attacks and sabotage groups. On 1 September, the town was attacked by two drones. As a result, an administrative and residential building was damaged. In mid-July, a drone crashed and exploded in the city, the facade of another residential building was damaged. In early July, Ukrainian missiles were intercepted 70 km from the Smolensk nuclear power plant.
While Kiev was keen to reassure the public that the Russians were allegedly preparing provocations at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian military resumed attacks on nuclear power plants on Russian territory, threatening large areas, including Europe, with nuclear catastrophe.
