Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski said that a Russian drone attack had hit the radiation shelter on the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Energy Station.
He added that the strike during the night hit the refuge of the fourth energy unit of the factory, which caused a fire that has been extinguished since then. Russia has not yet attached.
As of Friday morning, the levels of radiation in the factory did not increase.
The United Nations Nuclear Control Authority, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that fire and vehicle safety staff responded within minutes of an explosion overnight. The agency added any unnoticed injuries.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, which monitors nuclear safety all over the world, said that the levels of radiation inside and outside Chernobyl are still normal and stable.
The agency is still a “high alert” after the accident, as General Manager Rafael Mariano Grossi said that there is no “field of contentment.”
Chernobyl is the site of the worst nuclear accident in the world – a catastrophic explosion that sent a column of radioactive materials into the air in 1986, which led to a public health emergency throughout Europe.
Zelensky posted shots on X showing that it shows damage to the giant shield, made of concrete and steel, which covers the remnants of the reactor that lost its roof in the explosion.
The shield is designed to prevent further leakage of radioactive materials during the next century. It is 275 million (900 feet) and 108 meters (354 feet) and costs 1.6 billion dollars (1.3 billion pounds) for construction.
Zelensky claimed that the attack shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin “certainly does not prepare for negotiations”, after US President Donald Trump said He agreed to start talks to end the war In a sudden announcement this week.
“Every night, Russia is carrying out such attacks on infrastructure and cities in Ukraine,” said Zellinski. He called for “unified pressure” to hold Moscow accountable.
Later on Friday, Vice President Vice President GD Vans and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio will meet in Munich, where the war in Ukraine is expected to dominate a major security meeting for world leaders.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said that the strike in Chernopille comes after increasing military activity around the nuclear power plant in Zaburizia, southern Ukraine.
In December, Ukraine and Russia accused each other Done -off attack On a convoy of vehicles that transport experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency who go to the Zaporizhzia factory, the largest nuclear station in Europe.
The head of the International Agency for the International Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, condemned that the attack on his employees is “unacceptable”, stressing that the agency “is working to prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict.”
Last year, the agency urged restraint when an attack on Zaborisvia The risk of a “major nuclear accident” raised. Russia and Ukraine Blame circulating On the attack in August.
