Chornobyl nuclear power plant
Coverage of Chornobyl nuclear power plant in the Nexus archive.
- Zelenskyy meets key allies in London aiming to build on strikes on Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz at Downing Street to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine. The meeting occurred hours after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage center for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
- Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl
A Russian Shahed drone attacked a building near the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant that stores spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described the attack as deliberate and 'extremely vile', though the structure was empty at the time.
- Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war
A Russian drone damaged Chornobyl's New Safe Confinement structure in February 2025, raising concerns about the site's safety 40 years after the disaster. Workers warn the area remains vulnerable amid the ongoing conflict.