Moscow, Aug. 24 -- A fire erupted in Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday after Ukraine launched a drone attack at one of Russia's biggest nuclear power plants, damaging a transformer and causing a fall in the output of one of its reactors by 50 per cent, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the plant's press service.

According to the Anadolu Agency, the plant announced on Telegram that Russian air defences intercepted the drone around midnight (local time) and the impact triggered an explosion on site. No injuries were reported.

The explosion ignited a fire that was quickly brought under control but damaged an auxiliary transformer, resulting in Unit 3 operating at half capacity, Anadolu Agency reported.

The statement added that Un...