Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl
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
A Russian drone strike has significantly damaged a building housing spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, calling it "extremely vile" and deliberate. The targeted structure, a reception building for the spent fuel storage facility, was reportedly empty of fuel containers at the time of the incident. The attack on this sensitive location is seen as a strategic message from Russia amidst escalating long-range aerial bombardments affecting prominent sites on both sides.
The targeting of a facility storing nuclear waste raises concerns about potential radioactive contamination and escalates the risks associated with the ongoing conflict.
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