Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kursk NPP and blamed this "provocation" on Moscow, reported Reuters, quoted by dariknews.bg.
Kiev denied having such intentions and called the statement of the Russian authorities "false propaganda".
Ukraine launched an offensive in the western Russian Kursk region on August 6 and is trying to change the dynamics of the war, which has been going on for two and a half years, in its favor, Reuters commented.
The Russian Defense Ministry said it would respond harshly to any attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant, which remains under Russian control.
"We are seeing yet another wave of bogus Russian propaganda about alleged Ukrainian plans to use "dirty bombs" or to attack nuclear power plants. "We officially reject these claims," X wrote on the social network. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman. "Ukraine has neither the intention nor the ability to take any such actions," added the spokesperson of the diplomatic department.
The Russian state atomic energy company Rosatom, which also operates the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, also accused Kiev of threatening the security of the two plants, RIA Novosti reported, without providing any evidence.
Meanwhile, the head of "Rosatom" Alexey Likhachev discussed the situation by phone with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Raphael Grossi, and invited him to visit the Kursk plant.
Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused each other of trying to sabotage the operation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is Europe's largest nuclear power plant. All six reactors are currently shut down, but the plant needs external power to maintain the cooling system.
Kiev denied having such intentions and called the statement of the Russian authorities "false propaganda".
Ukraine launched an offensive in the western Russian Kursk region on August 6 and is trying to change the dynamics of the war, which has been going on for two and a half years, in its favor, Reuters commented.
The Russian Defense Ministry said it would respond harshly to any attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant, which remains under Russian control.
"We are seeing yet another wave of bogus Russian propaganda about alleged Ukrainian plans to use "dirty bombs" or to attack nuclear power plants. "We officially reject these claims," X wrote on the social network. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman. "Ukraine has neither the intention nor the ability to take any such actions," added the spokesperson of the diplomatic department.
The Russian state atomic energy company Rosatom, which also operates the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, also accused Kiev of threatening the security of the two plants, RIA Novosti reported, without providing any evidence.
Meanwhile, the head of "Rosatom" Alexey Likhachev discussed the situation by phone with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Raphael Grossi, and invited him to visit the Kursk plant.
Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused each other of trying to sabotage the operation of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is Europe's largest nuclear power plant. All six reactors are currently shut down, but the plant needs external power to maintain the cooling system.