Russian drone strikes Chernobyl reactor protective shell

[Owen Lucas]

Pretty daring drone attack on Chernobyl, fortunately it seems everything is fine. From the size of the hole in the containment shell, I don't think this drone was intended to cause a lot of damage but to send a message.

• A Russian drone strike hit the protective containment shell of the damaged reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, causing a large hole and fire.
  
  
• Ukrainian President Zelensky called the attack a "terrorist attack" and claimed it caused significant damage, though radiation levels reportedly remain stable.
  
  
• The strike occurred near the 2016 containment structure, which replaced the original, less durable "sarcophagus" built after the 1986 disaster.
• Zelensky condemned Russia's actions, citing previous attacks on nuclear facilities and accusing Putin of not being serious about peace negotiations.
  
  
• The Chernobyl plant has been a target throughout the war, with Russian troops capturing the exclusion zone early in the conflict.
  

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-chernobyl-zelenskyy-71d781dbd66754d0a548edd388f3447a#:~:text=KYIV, Ukraine (AP) —,Plant in the Kyiv region

 

[JeffKeryk]

My grandparents imigrated from Ukraine just before the Bolshevik Revolution. My heart cries...

Please leave politics out of these posts.

 

[Astro14]

Locked. 8 posts. 6 political. That’s a new record.