Russian Drone Strike Damages Site Near Chornobyl Nuclear Plant, No Radiation Spike Reported
A Russian drone attack has targeted a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chornobyl power plant, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attack significantly damaged a fuel-reception building close to where large amounts of nuclear material are stored. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that it had been briefed by Ukraine about the incident. Despite the damage, there have been no readings exceeding normal background radiation levels. The attack is part of a series of Russian assaults on Ukrainian infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as 'extremely vile' and accused Russia of using a Shahed attack drone. The state atomic agency Energoatom reported that no spent fuel was stored in the building at the time, and the resulting fire was extinguished without injuries. Russia has not commented on the attack, which occurred about 15 kilometers from the Chornobyl plant, the site of the 1986 nuclea... 
