Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy (both not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/file Photo
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities before the winter, and urged the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog and Ukraine's allies to establish permanent monitoring missions at the country's nuclear plants.
"According to Ukrainian intelligence, (the) Kremlin is preparing strikes on Ukrainian nuclear energy critical objects ahead of winter," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X.