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| Chernobyl reactor shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says | Chernobyl reactor shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says |
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| Damage to the reactor shelter over the fourth power unit at Chernobyl | Damage to the reactor shelter over the fourth power unit at Chernobyl |
| A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. | A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. |
| The overnight strike hit the shelter of the plant's destroyed former fourth power unit, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he added. | |
| As of Friday morning, radiation levels had not increased at the plant, Zelensky said. | As of Friday morning, radiation levels had not increased at the plant, Zelensky said. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said fire safety personnel and vehicles responded within minutes of an overnight explosion. No casualties were reported, the agency added. | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said fire safety personnel and vehicles responded within minutes of an overnight explosion. No casualties were reported, the agency added. |
| The IAEA, which monitors nuclear safety the world, said radiation levels inside and outside Chernobyl remain normal and stable. | |
| The agency remains on "high alert" after the incident, with its director general Rafael Mariano Grossi saying there is "no room for complacency". | |
| Chernobyl is the site of the world's worst nuclear accident - a catastrophic explosion that sent a plume of radioactive material into the air in 1986, triggering a public health emergency across Europe. | |
| Zelensky posted footage on X appearing to show damage to the giant shield, made of concrete and steel, which covers the remains of the reactor that lost its roof in the explosion. | |
| The shield is designed to prevent further radioactive material leaking out over the next century. It measures 275m (900ft) wide and 108m (354ft) tall and has cost $1.6bn (£1.3bn) to construct. |