Russian drone strike damages spent fuel storage site near Chornobyl nuclear plant
A Russian Shahed drone struck a building near the Chornobyl nuclear plant, damaging a spent fuel storage facility. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as 'extremely vile' and deliberate. The UN's nuclear watchdog reported no increase in radiation levels at the site.
Where Sources Diverge
The Guardian and Al Jazeera describe the attack as 'extremely vile' and deliberate, while The Hindu and DW note the absence of spent fuel at the time.
Attack was 'extremely vile' and deliberate
A container-receiving building was partially destroyed, but no spent fuel was stored there at the time of the attack
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns 'extremely vile' attack that did not lead to spike in radiation.
Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Russian Shahed drone has substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel close to the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant, in what Ukraine’s president described as a deliberate and “extremely vile” attack. While the structure – the reception building of the spent fuel storage facility – was empty of containers at the time, the targeting of the sensitive site appeared to be direct messaging from Moscow amid an intensifying battle of long-range aerial strikes in which high-profile locations on both sides have been hit. Continue reading...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called a Russian attack on a nuclear-storage facility near Chernobyl "vile." The UN's nuclear watchdog said no increased radiation had been registered at the site.
In separate statements, Kyiv’s General Staff and the state atomic agency said a container-receiving building had been partially destroyed, but that no spent fuel had been stored there at the time of the attack