Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says - Reuters
Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says Reuters
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"This is not the first time Russian forces are putting Ukrainian nuclear facilities at risk. Russia’s nuclear blackmail and threats to nuclear safety are systemic, deliberate, and unacceptable."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Politician
"It was [a] critical infrastructure facility. And an extremely vile Russian attack."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Politician
"This is not the first time Russia has endangered Ukrainian nuclear facilities."
— Andrii Sybiha , Politician
"Russia consciously struck this nuclear infrastructure facility."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Politician
"Attacks on nuclear facilities are completely unacceptable."
— Rafael Grossi , Executive
"Russia’s nuclear blackmail and threats to nuclear safety are systemic, deliberate, and unacceptable."
— Andrii Sybiha , Politician
Key People
Andrii Sybiha is Ukraine's Foreign Minister.
Emmanuel Macron is the President of France.
German Chancellor.
British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party.
Oleksandr Ganzha is the governor of Dnipro region in Ukraine.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine, known for his efforts to secure international support amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxObHBWaFhyaGpwQXhrT3RaUGtWN2lwV0lJX1FEWVV1Tno5NDFOdVpWQUVIdjJrSlNXOTBmclZLX1J6RDNGYWhwcXVJNHVrWjNaazgzY19uZHFvR0pLNzBROTA2aTJOSWxFZ3k4Ry00OW9vSl9NeHIxWmtnVzN5Y1Q1RmYtTHZrVVh5cWJqT2FIQ1FkUm85NFcyQjZPR0dFakE1OFpjNldvNjUyX0dqaFpVbXJqWGZ6OW9XaHY1aXlWSG05dw?oc=5" target="_blank">Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Russian forces deliberately struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chornobyl power plant, causing significant damage but no radiation spike. The International Atomic Energy Agency was briefed on the attack.
A Russian drone attack damaged a key building at Ukraine’s centralized spent fuel storage facility in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, triggering a fire that was later extinguished. No spent fuel was present at the time.
Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian drone struck a storage area for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine’s Chornobyl plant. Radiation levels remained stable, and no injuries were reported.
A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine’s disused Chornobyl power plant. Radiation levels at the site remained stable, and no injuries were reported.
A Russian Shahed drone attacked a building at Ukraine's spent nuclear fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, causing significant damage but no radiation spike. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as 'extremely vile'.
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