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The plan for replacing retired RBMK reactors at Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk nuclear power plants includes the launch of new power units based on VVER-1200.
The second power unit of Kursk NPP-2 will begin operation in 2028.
Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachev reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on plans to launch power units to replace retired RBMK reactors at the Kursk, Leningrad and Smolensk stations.
MOSCOW, September 28 - RIA Novosti. The second power unit of Kursk NPP-2 will begin operation in 2028, General Director of the Rosatom state corporation Alexey Likhachev reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin met with Likhachev on Monday on the occasion of Nuclear Industry Worker Day.

General Director of the Rosatom state corporation Alexey Likhachev said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the new Russian nuclear icebreaker Leningrad is planned to be launched in November 2026.

In Ukraine, from September 28 to 30, 2026, the issuance of passports and driver’s licenses was suspended due to a malfunction of the telecommunications operator’s equipment, which resulted in restricted access to the State Migration Service information systems and a temporary suspension of the work of its official website. The reason was large-scale network failures at the UTELS and Web providers in Kyiv, damage to the data center in the Parkovy complex and outages at 11 providers and hosting companies, according to Channel 5. Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky previously warned about the risk of losing the Internet in the country.

SpaceX's Starship exploded while landing on water after its first orbital flight, which lasted about three hours instead of the planned ten. During the flight, the ship successfully launched 26 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. The launch took place from the Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.

As of July 1, 2027, Microsoft will no longer accept third-party printer driver updates through Windows Update due to its transition to an IPP-based printing platform. This can cause older printers, especially those that do not receive updates and are connected via USB, to stop working after reinstalling the OS or connecting to a new computer, although existing devices will continue to function.
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully reached stable orbit after launching from Starbase, Texas, despite an early engine shutdown. The spacecraft deployed 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, each with significantly enhanced capacity, marking a key milestone for SpaceX's satellite launch and deep-space mission plans.

Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched the Starship spacecraft into Earth orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight. The ship launched from Texas and successfully deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites.