“As part of the security of a particularly important protected facility, the Kursk nuclear power plant, units of the Russian Guard took additional measures to protect the plant,” the statement said.
In addition, the Russian Guard, together with the military personnel of the Ministry of Defense and the border guards of the FSB of Russia, “increased forces and means to effectively solve problems in the fight against sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Moreover, the build-up occurred not only in Kursk, but also in the Belgorod region. “In addition, additional forces have been allocated to the operational headquarters under the leadership of the acting governor of the Kursk region,” the Russian Guard concluded.
Earlier, some military bloggers wrote that the goal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces could be to seize the Kursk nuclear power plant. Allegedly, this will allow Kiev to negotiate with Moscow in the future over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. According to military officials, the distance from the current deployment sites of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Kursk nuclear power plant is about 65 kilometers.
