A Russian drone struck the containment shell protecting the radioactive reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing significant damage, Ukraine claimed Friday morning. The protective ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region early Friday ...

Notably, the inner layer was placed on the plant's fourth reactor soon after the 1986 disaster, which is considered one of the worst accidents in nuclear history. The Chernobyl strike may cause ...

Ukrainian nuclear safety experts have told RFE/RL it will "take time" and "significant funds" to repair damage to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's protective shield. Ukrainian officials said ...

The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.Credit... Supported by By ...

Ukrainian President Zelensky has accused Russia of launching a drone strike on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - with a ...

IAEA Reports No Breach in Chernobyl’s Inner Containment Structure, Radiation Levels Inside and Outside the Site Remain Normal. A drone crash caused an explosion and fire at the New Safe Confinement ...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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 ...

KYIV — A drone struck an encasement building that houses the destroyed reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant — the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident — causing a fire but ...