Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of striking one of its nuclear power plants in an overnight drone attack that caused no increase in radiation levels.

The alleged attack sparked a fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant near the Russia-Ukraine border, forcing a 50% reduction in operating capacity at one of the facility's nuclear reactors. The fire was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

Radiation levels remained normal, the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed.

"Monitoring confirms normal radiation levels near Kursk NPP," the International Atomic Energy Agency posted on X . "Russia says reactor unit's power reduced due to auxiliary transformer damage but fire extinguished and no injuries."

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has emphasized that "every nuclear f

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