A Russian Shahed drone struck the protective shelter built around the ruined reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, breaching the outer shell but not the inner shell.
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A Russian Shahed drone struck the protective shelter built around the ruined reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, breaching the outer shell but not the inner shell.
A Russian attack drone struck the protective shelter of the destroyed 4th reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The strike damaged the sarcophagus, but the fire was extinguished and radiation levels remained stable
The IAEA confirmed the explosion and reported that a drone struck the shelter's roof
Russia landed a direct strike on the sarcophagus encapsulating reactor number four at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant using a drone.
The damage to the shelter is significant.
No radiation spike was detected.
A Russian attack drone hit the New Safe Confinement of Chornobyl NPP Unit 4, causing a fire and destroying about 15 square meters.
The IAEA confirmed the drone strike on the protective sarcophagus of the fourth unit.
Dmitry Peskov denied that Russian troops attacked the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.554Z
Source story: day-1087b-2025-02-15