Russian drone damages spent-fuel storage building near Chernobyl
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- DW News·4h agoRussian drone strikes nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounces a Russian attack on a nuclear storage facility near Chernobyl as vile. The UN nuclear watchdog reported no increase in radiation at the site.
Read on DW News - Guardian World·5h ago·Peter Beaumont in KyivRussian drone damages spent-fuel storage building near Chernobyl
A Russian Shahed drone substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel near the decommissioned Chernobyl plant. The reception building of the storage facility was empty of fuel at the time. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack deliberate and “extremely vile,” suggesting it served as a message from Moscow amid intensified long-range strikes targeting high-profile sites. The incident underscores ongoing hostilities and the broader strategic use of aerial assaults in the conflict.
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