Chernobyl was destroyed in 1986 when the plant exploded during a routine safety test at Reactor 4 and sent radiation across ...

Warnings are mounting over the structural integrity of the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with experts cautioning that a critical containment structure is at risk of collapse, ...

Structural weaknesses have emerged in the protective shield over Chernobyl's destroyed Reactor 4 following a February 2025 drone strike, raising significant long-term concerns about the security of ...

A drone set fire to the shelter that contains radiation from the site of the largest nuclear disaster in history. Photo: Ukrainian presidential press service A Russian drone struck the Chernobyl ...

Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the confinement vessel at the stricken Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a government minister said on Saturday.