Russian defense minister visits front line – DW – 10/25/2023

A Russian drone attack damaged buildings near the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.

“At night, the enemy struck territory near the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. As a result of the explosion, windows in administrative and laboratory buildings have been damaged,” the Energy Ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.

Power lines were also damaged, it added, with more than 1,800 consumers in the towns of Netishyn and Slavuta facing power cuts. It was unclear exactly how close the damage was to the nuclear plant.

According to Ukrainian officials, in Slavuta 20 buildings were damaged by falling debris, 20 people were injured.

Russia launched 11 kamikaze drones at Ukraine during the night, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday morning. All of them were shot down, the military said. 

Meanwhile, a local resident was killed in an early morning air attack on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Earlier this week, local authorities ruled on the mandatory evacuation of families with children from the three districts of the Kherson region due to the ongoing bomb attacks.