Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl
UkraineWhat to know
- 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...S1
- 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.S2
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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 fue…
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Deutsche Welle
Ukraine: Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility
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 b…
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Published Jun 7, 2026
What to know
- 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...S1
- 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.S2
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