On 14 February 2025, an unmanned aerial vehicle hit the New Safe Confinement structure at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.The attack resulted in significant damage to the protective shelter, but did not lead to increased radiation levels in the surrounding area. [1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a Russian combat drone carrying a "high-explosive warhead" had ...

Feb 14, 2025 · Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging the protective shelter that prevents radiation leaks ...

Feb 14, 2025 · A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.. The strike hit the concrete shelter that ...

Feb 14, 2025 · The hit on Chernobyl occurred as Ukraine is being slowly pushed back by Russia’s bigger army along parts of the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line and is desperately seeking more Western help.. Zelenskyy said a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the plant’s outer shell and started a fire, which has been put out. The shell was built in 2016 over another heavy concrete ...

Feb 14, 2025 · A Russian drone has hit the protective shelter over Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike at the site of the world's worst ...

Feb 14, 2025 · Russian troops occupied Chernobyl in the opening weeks of the war, raising fears that they could cause damage and trigger a radioactive accident. Since the Russians’ withdrawal in late March 2022, Ukraine has mounted a drive to install further protections at the defunct site, including anti-drone systems and anti-tank barriers.

Feb 14, 2025 · Ukraine says Russian drone hit Chornobyl nuclear plant Attack caused 'significant' damage to containment shelter chief engineer says structure to contain radiation damaged Russia says Ukraine ...

Feb 14, 2025 · A Russian drone caused damage to the radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said. William Byron wins second consecutive Daytona ...

Feb 14, 2025 · A protective shield over the destroyed fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear plant has been struck overnight by a Russian attack drone carrying a high-explosive warhead, Ukrainian President ...

Feb 14, 2025 · "A Russian strike drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the shelter that protects the world from the radiation of the destroyed 4th power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant," he said in a ...