{"id":176647,"date":"2025-02-17T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=176647"},"modified":"2025-02-17T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:35:28","slug":"russian-drone-attack-damages-chernobyl-radiation-shelter-ukraines-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=176647","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl radiation shelter, Ukraine&#8217;s president says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Russian drone attack caused significant damage to the radiation shelter of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chernobyl was the site of the world&#8217;s worst civil nuclear catastrophe when one of its four reactors exploded in 1986. That reactor is now enveloped by a protective shelter, known as a sarcophagus, to contain the lingering radiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian drone struck the shelter of the destroyed power unit at the plant, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, a Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the shelter protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.<br><br>This shelter was built by Ukraine together with other countries of Europe and the world,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mLTGeDYgPT\">pic.twitter.com\/mLTGeDYgPT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1890298176038682905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As of now, radiation levels have not increased and are being constantly monitored,&#8221; Zelenskyy said, adding that an initial assessment had found significant damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The only country in the world that attacks such sites, occupies nuclear power plants, and wages war without any regard for the consequences is today&#8217;s Russia,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no immediate comment from Russia, which has repeatedly denied targeting civilian facilities during its war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the strike occurred early on Friday local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said there was &#8220;no indication of a breach in the &#8230; inner containment&#8221; shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the night of 13-14 Feb, at around 01:50, IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion coming from the New Safe Confinement, which protects the remains of reactor 4 of the former Chornobyl NPP, causing a fire. 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