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Drone strike damages cooling tower at Russian Kursk nuclear plant
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A drone attack has struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant while it was operating, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The reactor continued functioning normally and no fire was reported, but the incident highlights growing security risks to critical nuclear infrastructure in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war.