MOSCOW — Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya) troops have defused an unexploded HIMARS cluster munition near the Kursk nuclear power plant.
"Upon arrival ... the Rosgvardiya officers discovered a missile fragment filled with 180 unexploded strike elements," according to a Rosgvardiya statement on Wednesday, adding that the munition was found 5 kilometers from the Kursk plant.
Russian forces successfully neutralized the munition while observing safety measures, it said.
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HIMARS is a US-developed light multiple rocket launcher.
Russia and Ukraine have traded blame for endangering nuclear security since Ukraine launched an offensive into Russia's Kursk region on Aug 6.
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi visited the Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday. He noted the risk of a nuclear incident in Russia's Kursk region while adding that the plant is operating normally under the current circumstances.
