Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, and urged the IAEA and Ukraine's allies to establish permanent monitoring missions at the country's nuclear plants.

Russia is preparing strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear energy facilities ahead of winter, targeting equipment critical to safety, according to Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andriy Sybiha. According to Sybiha,

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has stated that the Kremlin is preparing to attack Ukraine's critical nuclear power facilities before winter, citing intelligence data. Source: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on X (Twitter) Details: The Russians are aiming to target open switchgear at nuclear power plants and transmission substations,

Sybiha specified that the potential attacks could target open distribution systems at nuclear power plants and transmission substations, which are vital for the safe operation of nuclear energy. Read also: U.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Russia's preparing strikes on critical nuclear energy facilities in Ukraine on the eve of winter.