Russian Drone Hits Nuclear Facility Near Chornobyl
A Russian drone hit a nuclear fuel storage facility near Chornobyl in Ukraine. The strike happened on June 7 at 2:10 a.m. local time.
It hit a container building and started a fire covering 40 square metres. The fire was put out quickly.
No one was hurt. The company that runs the site said no spent nuclear fuel was stored in that building.
Radiation levels stayed normal after the strike. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed no extra radiation was detected.
But the agency's director called the strike "deeply alarming." He noted large amounts of nuclear material were stored metres from the attacked building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "vile." Russia has not commented.
Klear Note — Chornobyl is Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant, damaged in 1986. Russia controls the site during the war. Nuclear fuel storage near active reactors poses serious safety risks.
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- Chornobyl Ukrainian nuclear site that had a major disaster in 1986
- International Atomic Energy Agency United Nations body that monitors nuclear safety worldwide
- Radiation Invisible energy released by nuclear material that can harm health