The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on X that during the night of February 13 the IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion.
An alleged drone struck the protective shell covering the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine early Friday, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pointing the finger at Russia.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on X that overnight Thursday, the IAEA team at the Chornobyl site heard an explosion coming from the New Safe Confinement.
The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof. Zelenskyy said initial assessments show «the damage to the shelter is significant.»
Zelenskyy took to X stating that the incident occurred when allegedly a «Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the shelter.
