Ukraine said early Sunday that Russia struck areas near the Chernobyl nuclear facility, hitting a building that holds spent nuclear fuel.

A Russian drone struck a building at Ukraine's Centralised Spent Fuel Storage Facility (CSFSF) in Kyiv Oblast on the night of 6-7 June.

At the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility (CSNFSF), the container reception building was partially destroyed after being struck by a Russian drone on the night of…

Russian drone attacks nuclear-fuel storage near Chornobyl; no fuel stored, radiation levels stable, Ukraine officials report.

KYIV: 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…

Un deposito di combustibile nucleare esaurito nei pressi dell'ex centrale di Chernobyl è stato colpito stanotte da un drone russo. Lo rifer...

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.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it an "extremely vile" attack by Russia that did not lead to a spike in radiation.

At 02:10 on 7 June 2026, a direct strike by an enemy attack UAV was recorded on the Container Reception Building of the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility operated by…

Zelensky condemned the strike as “extremely vile,” saying Russia deliberately targeted critical nuclear infrastructure near Chernobyl.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called a Russian attack on a nuclear storage facility near Chernobyl "vile." The UN's nuclear watchdog said no increased radiation had…

International Atomic Energy Agency says it has been informed of the attack and will inspect the damage

A Russian drone struck a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, causing structural damage and sparking fears of nuclear risks, though radiation levels remain normal.

Moscow’s forces attacked 13 civilian facilities across Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Drone attack near Chernobyl damages facility but causes no radiation spike

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns 'extremely vile' attack that did not lead to spike in radiation.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns 'extremely vile' attack that did not lead to spike in radiation.

Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone,…

A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's disused Chornobyl power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at…

Ukraine accused Russia of striking a spent fuel storage facility in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and called on the IAEA to take immediate action.