Chernobyl shelter damaged in drone attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reports that a Russian drone strike has hit the radiation shelter protecting Chernobyl’s damaged nuclear reactor, while Russia denies any claims it attacked the site

Feb 14: 01:50 local time: Strike hits shelter, causing fire that has since been extinguished. Radiation levels remain stable, IAEA says


Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

UKRAINE
RUSSIA
200m
650ft

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
100m
328 ft
Kyiv

Apr 26, 1986: No. 4 reactor explodes, causing world’s worst nuclear disaster

Sarcophagus hastily built following accident

2016: New Safe Confinement installed to cover earlier shelter, which had deteriorated

Feb 14, 2025: Shelter hit by strike

Shahed-136 (Geran-2)
Debris from Iranian-made attack drone found at site of strike, Ukrainian emergency services say

2.5m
Warhead: 30-50kg
Max. speed: 185km/h
Range: 2,500km

Drone's alleged damage

Sources: Reuters, BBC
Pictures: Google Earth, Ukraine Army
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