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Russia drone hits Chernobyl nuclear plant

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Multiple reports indicate a Russian drone attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which struck the New Safe Confinement structure that houses the destroyed reactor. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky described the damage as "significant" but stated there were no signs of increased radiation levels. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed a fire was ignited by the drone attack, but no casualties have been reported and radiation levels remain normal at the site. The Kremlin has denied involvement in the attack.

  1. International Atomic Energy Agency
    1. Fire safety personnel and vehicles responded within minutes. At this moment, there is no indication of a breach in the NSC's inner containment.
  2. AR
    Rafael Grossi
    International Atomic Energy Agency
    1. Radiation levels inside and outside remain normal and stable. No casualties reported. IAEA continues monitoring the situation.
    2. There is no room for complacency, and the IAEA remains on high alert.
  3. EE
    Kaja Kallas
    Reform Party
    1. Russia is bombing the nuclear station, so it clearly shows that they don't want peace.
    2. So what is up to us right now is to decide and discuss how we support Ukraine right now... because our values haven't changed, the goals of Russia haven't changed either.
  4. PL
    Radosław Sikorski
    Polish Foreign Ministry
    1. In 1986 the radioactive cloud endangered all Europe and beyond.
  5. RU
    Dmitry Peskov
    Krem­lin
    1. This is exactly the kind of thing the Kyiv regime is known for and sometimes does not hesitate to do.
    2. There is no talk about striking on nuclear infrastructure, nuclear energy facilities, any such claim isn't true, our military doesn't do that.
  6. UA
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy
    Ukraine Government
    1. Last night, a Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the cover protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th power unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
    2. Putin is definitely not preparing for negotiations – he is preparing to continue deceiving the world.
  7. GB
    Jim Smith
    University of Portsmouth
    1. The reactors [at Zaporizhzhia] are currently shut down but there is more live fuel there. Chernobyl is still very radioactive, but it's not in a 'hot state' because of its age.

sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.France 24
  7. 7.The Times of India
  8. 8.The Washington Post
  9. 9.ABC News (Australia)
  10. 10.Agence France-Presse
  11. 11.TASS
  12. 12.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.Russian Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Russia-Ukraine War
  5. 5.US-Russia Relations
  6. 6.Disasters
  7. 7.Fire
  8. 8.Nuclear Power

countries

  1. 1.BelarusBY
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.PolandPL
  4. 4.Russian FederationRU
  5. 5.UkraineUA
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Krem­linRU
  2. 2.International Atomic Energy Agency
  3. 3.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  4. 4.State Emergency Service of UkraineUA
  5. 5.Airbus
  6. 6.European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  7. 7.European Union
  8. 8.Greenpeace
  9. 9.Intelligence and Special Operations Forces
  10. 10.TelegramAE
  11. 11.Ukrainian Air ForceUA
  12. 12.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Volodymyr ZelenskiyUA
  2. 2.Vladimir PutinRU
  3. 3.Donald TrumpUS
  4. 4.Rafael GrossiAR
  5. 5.Dmitry PeskovRU
  6. 6.James David VanceUS
  7. 7.Kaja KallasEE
  8. 8.Kim Barker
  9. 9.Marco RubioUS
  10. 10.Andrey YermakUA
  11. 11.Anna Chernova
  12. 12.Denys ShmyhalUA

technicals

  1. 1.Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
  2. 2.Munich Security Conference
  3. 3.New Safe Confinement
  4. 4.Soviet Union
  5. 5.Reactor No 4
  6. 6.Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
  7. 7.Crimea Peninsula
  8. 8.Google Earth
  9. 9.Russia-Ukraine War
  10. 10.Shahed-136
  11. 11.Unmanned Aerial Vehicles