Ukraine fears Russian strikes on its nuclear facilities soon

Ukraine foreign minister Andriy Sybiha said on Saturday that Russia is planning to attack Ukraine’s nuclear facilities before winer this year, and sought help from the United Nation as well as its allies to monitor its nuclear plants, according to news organisations’ reports.

Sybiha wrote on social media X: "According to Ukrainian intelligence, (the) Kremlin is preparing strikes on Ukrainian nuclear energy critical objects ahead of winter. In particular, it concerns open distribution devices at (nuclear power plants and) transmission substations, critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy."