Ukraine says Russia planning strikes on nuclear facilities

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia appeared to be planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, urging the IAEA and Ukraine's allies to establish permanent monitoring missions at the country's nuclear plants.

"In particular, it concerns open distribution devices at (nuclear power plants and) transmission substations, critical for the safe operation of nuclear energy," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X.

There was no immediate comment from Moscow.