The situation at the Kursk NPP is stable, all processes are in normal mode. This was announced by the acting governor of the Kursk region Alexei Smirnov following a meeting with the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko.
“The Ministry of Defense and the Russian Guard take all measures to ensure the security of the station,” he said.
According to him, the launch of the Kursk NPP-2 power unit under construction is scheduled for December 2024. The project is implemented according to the schedule, ”said Smirnov.
“We discussed the current situation in the region and the city of nuclear workers. In Kurchatov, the implementation of projects to update infrastructure, creating a comfortable and safe environment for residents,” he added.
Situations in the Kursk region
The aggravation of the situation in the border regions of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation began on the morning of August 6, after the Ukrainian army attacked the positions of Russian troops. Fierce battles between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue in the border areas, and large -scale drones attacks are recorded in settlements.
In particular, intensive combat operations are carried out in the Sudzhansky district of the region, however, in neighboring areas, a rocket hazard is not ceased to roar. The situation in the region has been recognized as a federal emergency.
In addition, against the backdrop of an exacerbation of the situation in the three Russian regions, the regime of a counter -terrorist operation (KO), which touched the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions, is introduced.
In the meantime, in a number of regions the evacuation of civilians continues.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said on Wednesday that the losses of the Ukrainian army per day in the Kursk direction amounted to 270 military and 16 units of armored vehicles.
The Commander -in -Chief of the Ukrainian Army, Alexander Syrsky, previously stated that Ukraine controls about 1000 square kilometers of Russian territory.
At a meeting, Syrsky reported to the President of Ukraine Zelensky that the Ukrainian military “control the situation” in several areas of the Kursk region.