5 days ago · Emergency workers outside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February after the confinement structure was punctured by a Russian drone in Pripyat, Ukraine.

4 days ago · The protective shield at the Chernobyl power plant can no longer contain radioactive material due to damage caused by a drone strike earlier this year, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has …

5 days ago · A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a drone strike earlier this year, according to a UN watchdog ...

6 days ago · The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according ...

3 days ago · The dome around the Chernobyl site "had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability" after a drone strike.

Chernobyl has already been a flashpoint in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict; Russian forces occupied the site for 35 days in 2022, disturbing contaminated soil while digging defensive positions.

5 days ago · A drone strike in February 2025 damaged Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement, compromising its primary safety functions but leaving radiation levels stable and raising concerns …