Kremlin accuses Ukraine of 'playing with fire' after reported attack near Kursk nuclear plant

The Kremlin accused Kyiv of endangering safety, following the interception of a Ukrainian drone near the Kursk nuclear plant. Reports also indicated a fire nearby. Moscow plans to raise the issue with the IAEA, though Ukraine denies targeting the area. Ukrainian forces remain in the Kursk region despite Russian attempts to remove them.
Kremlin accuses Ukraine of 'playing with fire' after reported attack near Kursk nuclear plant
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The Kremlin on Friday accused Ukrainian authorities of playing with fire, a day after Russian forces said they had intercepted a Ukrainian drone near the Kursk nuclear plant and some news outlets reported a fire had broken out several miles away.
"Kyiv is continuing to play with fire, and we will naturally bring this to the attention of the IAEA's representatives," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog.

Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi on Thursday denied that Ukraine had fired weapons at or near the plant.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region in a surprise cross-border incursion on Aug. 6 and remain there even as the Russian military tries to eject them.
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