Failure to repair the protective structure around the nuclear site could unleash 'highly radioactive dust' that 'does not recognise borders', experts warn. View on euronews

A hole in the New Safe Confinement shelter was created by a drone with an explosive warhead in February.Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images The steel structure sealing off the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site has suffered so much damage ...

Recent drone strikes at Chernobyl have raised alarms about nuclear safety amid ongoing conflict. Workers reflect on past disasters and current threats, emphasizing the urgent need for repairs.

Forty years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials are grappling with the impact of a 2025 Russian drone strike that set back decades of efforts to contain it. Ukrainian officials said the Russians deliberately targeted the structure,

The protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can no longer contain radioactive material from the sites’ 1986 disaster after being crippled in a drone strike, the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday. The shield, called the New Safe Confinement ...

(CNN) — The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Recent drone attacks on Chernobyl have raised alarms about nuclear safety amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reviving memories of the catastrophic 1986 disaster and highlighting the vulnerabilities of nuclear facilities.