Russian drones attack Chernobyl, radiation remains normal

Russian drones attack Chernobyl, radiation remains normal

The Ukrainian President Vladimir Selensky reported that on Thursday night a Russian drone hit the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant near the Ukrainian border with Belarus.

no increased radiation values

The state emergency authority of Ukraine later announced that the radiation values remain in the normal range. "A Russian attack drone with a highly explosive explosive head hit the protective roof, which protects the world from radiation on the destroyed block 4 of the power plant," said Selensky on the platform X.

damage to the protective roof

According to Selensky, the concrete roof that covers the unit was damaged and a fire could be deleted. "The radiation values have not risen and are constantly monitored. According to the first assessments, the damage to the protective roof is significant," says Selensky.

international reactions

The International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) reported that her team at the Tschernobyl location heard a explosion from the new security container shortly before 2 p.m. local time, which protects the remains of block 4 of the former nuclear power plant Tschernobyl and thereby caused a fire. "They were informed that a UAV [drone] had hit the roof of the NSC," added the IAEA.

history of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

The Block 4 in Chernobyl exploded in 1986 and released large amounts of radioactivity in parts of the Soviet Union and Europe. He was later included in a concrete and steel sarcophagus.

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