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, caused a fire that has since been extinguished, he added.
As of Friday morning, radiation levels inside and outside Chernobyl remain normal and stable according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog (the IAEA).
russians attack Chernobyl.
Images of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sarcophagus after being hit by a russian drone, — YermakThis is further proof that russia is a threat to the whole world. putin's military deliberately attacked the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at night. pic.twitter.com/9tqsCyVloX
— Jürgen Nauditt (@jurgen_nauditt) February 14, 2025
