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According to a report by Reference News on August 16, citing RIA Novosti, an official statement from the Internal Affairs Bureau of the Russian-controlled Kharkiv Oblast military-civilian administration said that the Ukrainian army intends to attack nuclear facilities in Kursk and Zaporizhia - the nuclear power plants in Kurchatov and Energodar.

The statement, published on the Telegram social platform, said: "According to information received from military sources, the interrogation of Ukrainian prisoners of war from the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army showed that the Ukrainian leadership planned to strike nuclear facilities in the Russian Federation.It is known that Ukraine intends to attack the nuclear power plants in Kurchatov and Zaporizhia Energodar in the Kursk Region.

The statement reportedly noted that the Kiev regime "had received orders to escalate tensions to the maximum extent possible."

Image source: CCTV News video screenshot

In addition, Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolayev underground organization (a pro-Russian underground organization in Ukraine - note from this website), told RIA Novosti that Kiev's attack plans on the Kursk and Zaporizhia nuclear power plants were supervised by Western, mainly British intelligence agencies, and a large number of Western journalists have traveled to the relevant areas of Sumy and Zaporizhia controlled by the Ukrainian army.

Lebedev said: "Information confirmed by multiple parties indicates that the Ukrainian army intends to launch missile attacks on the Kursk and Zaporizhia nuclear power plants with NATO weapons in the near future. These terrorist attacks were carried out under the supervision of Western, mainly British intelligence agencies. Long-range missiles will not fly to the target without their knowledge."

Lebedev said, "Of course they want to put the blame on Russia." A large number of Western journalists gathered in Sumy and Zaporizhia.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Ukraine used Western-supplied weapons to attack Kursk Oblast civilian facilities for the first time

According to CCTV News, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on August 17 local time that the Ukrainian army used Western-made rockets to attack civilian facilities in Kursk Oblast for the first time. The rockets used by the Ukrainian side are most likely the US-made HIMARS rockets.

Earlier, Russia's acting Kursk Oblast governor Smirnov said that a highway bridge in the province was destroyed by an attack by Ukrainian troops.

The Ukrainian army launched an attack on Russia's Kursk Oblast on August 6, followed by fierce conflict between the two sides in the state.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously warned that some Western countries' proposal to allow Ukraine to use foreign-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia is "playing with fire" and will have "serious consequences."

Russian Ministry of Defense: 12 missiles intercepted!

According to CCTV Finance, based on reports from RIA Novosti and AFP, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that on August 16 local time, the Russian air defense system had intercepted 12 missiles that attacked the Crimean Bridge, and all missiles were destroyed.

According to CCTV News, the mayor of Sevastopol posted on social media in the early morning of August 16 local time that the local air defense forces and the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet repelled the Ukrainian attack. Preliminary information showed that three Ukrainian drones were shot down, and the attack caused no casualties or property damage.

Crimea Bridge (Photo source: Xinhua News Agency)

The management of the Crimean Bridge announced in the early morning of August 16 that traffic on the bridge was suspended.

According to Ukrainian media reports, from the night of August 15 to the early morning of August 16, local time,Explosions were heard in many places in Crimea, a fire broke out near Kerch.

Daily Economic News integrates CCTV News and Reference News