A Russian drone hit the protective outer containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. While the U.N. atomic agency confirmed the strike and said radiation levels remain stable, Russia has not commented on the incident. The strike comes amid heightened tensions in the region following U.S. President Donald Trump's announced meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war.
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.Russian officials made no immediate comment, and it was not possible to independently confirm Ukraine’s claim of Russian responsibility. The U.N.
The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said the Chernobyl strike occurred at 1:50 a.m. local time . It said there was “no indication of a breach in the … inner containment” shell. The three-year Russia-Ukraine war has brought repeated warnings of dangers to Ukraine’s four nuclear plants, especially at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s biggest and one of the 10 largest in the world.
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