Drone / missile attack
Nuclear Power Plant
Kursk NPP-2 — reported drone damage to Unit 2 cooling tower
5 July 2026
Kurchatov, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Map
51.6800, 35.6500
What happened
The Russian Federation informed the IAEA that a drone hit and damaged the cooling tower assigned to the under-construction Unit 2 at Kursk NPP-2. Russian regional and nuclear-industry officials said the not-yet-commissioned cooling system was damaged, while plant operations were unaffected and no casualties or adverse radiological or environmental effects were reported. Because the IAEA relayed Russia's report rather than independently verifying the impact or attribution, this entry is marked reported.
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- Evidence
- Reported / attributed
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Infrastructure
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Current temperature
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- Latitude
- 51.6800°
- Longitude
- 35.6500°
Attribution
Responsibility disputed Ukraine, according to Russian authorities; not independently confirmed
The IAEA reported the event as information supplied by the Russian Federation and did not independently attribute the drone.