Ukraine
Selenskyj: Protection cover in Chernobyl damaged by Russian drone
According to Ukrainian information, a Russian drone attack has hit the disused nuclear power plant in Chernobyl. The damage is great, the radiation is still on the normal framework.
According to the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, the sarcophagus of the damaged nuclear power plant in Chernobyl was significantly damaged in a Russian drone attack during the night. The drone strike caused a fire, but which has now been deleted again. The radiation exposure has not increased on Friday morning, says Selenskyj.
Fire in Chernobyl deleted according to Selenskyj, but damage is considerable
“Yesterday evening, a Russian attack drone hit the protective dome with a highly explosive explosive head, which protects the world from radiation from the destroyed fourth block of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant,” Selenskyj wrote on Friday morning on X.
Last Night, a Russian Attack Drone With A High-Explosive Warhead Struck the Shelter Protecting the World From Radiation at the Destroyed 4th Power Unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plans.
This shelter was Built by Ukraine Together with other Countries of Europe and the World, … pic.twitter.com/mltDygpt
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / володимир зеленський (@zelenskyyua) February 14, 2025
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This was built with the help of the United States as well as other countries in Europe and the world. Such Russian drone attacks are a “terrorist threat to the whole world,” continued the Ukrainian president. The radiation exposure is constantly monitored. There is currently no danger – nevertheless: “According to first assessments, the damage to the shelter is significant.”
LW / with Reuters
Source: Stern
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