Fire at Russian power plant takes two units offline

Fire has broken out at the Novocherkassk power plant in Russia’s Rostov region.

“A fire early on March 25 at one of the largest thermal power plants in southwestern Russia took two of its units out of operation, briefly disrupting supply to customers,” Governor of Rostov region Vasily Golubev said on the Telegram messaging app, according to Reuters.

But there were no casualties and authorities were investigating the cause of the fire at the Novocherkassk power plant in Rostov, the governor added.

Russia's defence ministry said its forces destroyed 11 drones launched overnight over Rostov by Ukraine, which borders the region, but did not say if there was any related damage.