An alleged Russian drone has hit the shield containing the contaminated materials at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike hit the shelter of the plant's destroyed former fourth power unit, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he added. Russia has not yet commented.

The accusation of a Russian drone explosion on the roof of the fourth reactor came today from Volodymyr Zelensky amid Donald Trump ’s attempts to broker a peace agreement