Russia has not publicly commented on the alleged attack on the facility, which is located around 9 miles from the Chernobyl plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
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June 7, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT / Source: Reuters
By Reuters
A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine‘s disused Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable.
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