Russia, Ukraine and Chernobyl

Zelenskiy says Russian drone damages Chornobyl plant's radiation shield
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that a Russian drone had caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight.
A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal
A drone armed with a warhead hit the outer protective shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Friday's strike damaged the shell and briefly started a fire.
Killer Russian drone strikes Chernobyl nuclear reactor cover, Ukraine says
The 108-meter-high arched steel structure covered the reactor in 2016 to halt nuclear contamination from the 1986 nuclear meltdown near Pripyat in Northern Ukraine, which caused a deadly environmental catastrophe across the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. It replaced an older shelter Ukraine constructed in the 1990s.
Russian Drone Attack Damaged Chornobyl Plant's Confinement Structure, Chief Engineer Says
A Russian drone attack had badly damaged the confinement structure around the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant intended to prevent the release of nuclear substances, a senior nuclear industry official said on Friday.
Russian drone attack damages Chornobyl nuclear plant's shelter, Zelenskiy says
A Russian drone attack caused significant damage to the radiation shelter of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. Chornobyl was the site of the world's worst civil nuclear catastrophe when one of its four reactors exploded in 1986.
Ukraine accuses Russia of drone attack on Chernobyl nuclear plant
A Russian attack drone carrying what Ukraine described as “a high-explosive warhead” has struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, piercing the protective structure over Reactor 4 — the site of the 1986 disaster.
Kremlin Dismisses Ukraine's Accusation That Russia Attacked Chornobyl Nuclear Plant
The structure that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, bears an impact of what the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says was a Russian drone strike,
‘Terrorist Attack’: Zelenskyy slams Russia over drone strikes on Chernobyl radiation shelter
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter protecting Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike at the nuclear plant, which is the site of the world's worst nuclear accident,
Russian drone strikes Chernobyl reactor protective shell, Zelensky says
A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing significant damage, Ukraine claimed Friday morning.
Russian Passport Found In Chernobyl After Drone Strike? Viral Photo Sparks Speculation
A Russian drone struck the protective bunker above the damaged nuclear plant at Chernobyl, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
Russian drone hits Chernobyl reactor but radiation normal, Ukraine says
Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed ...
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A Russian Infantry Squad Scurried Into A Bunker. But A Ukrainian Drone Was Watching. And A Bomb-Laden Ukrainian MiG-29 Was On Its Way.
On or just before Monday, a squad of around a dozen Russian infantry marched into a ... how many Russians were still inside the improvised bunker at the moment of impact. It’s equally unclear ...
American B-52 heavy bombers arrive in UK as tensions heat up in Middle East: report
One expert speculated that such heavy military hardware would be needed if the US carried out a strike against Iran or its ...
A drone strike at Chernobyl has raised Ukraine’s nuclear ghosts. What are the dangers?
Ukraine’s nuclear ghosts were raised again on Friday after a drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of the ...
Russia warns outlook for extending last nuclear arms pact with US does not look promising
Russia warned on Monday that the outlook for extending the last remaining pillar of nuclear arms control between Moscow and Washington, the world's two biggest nuclear powers, did not look promising ...
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Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors
By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday passed a contentious bill allowing the government to purchase two unused, Russian-made nuclear reactors from ...
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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness
Two years of punishing Russian strikes on its power grid have left Ukraine reliant on nuclear power for more than half of its electricity generation. Firefighters work at a site of a critical ...