Chornobyl

Kyiv residents urged to stay indoors as air pollution spikes to dangerous levels

Air quality has severely deteriorated in Kyiv, with pollution indexes in the capital's Podilskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts exceeding safe limits by four times, Suspilne reported on June 30.

30 June, 02:06 PM

Chornobyl fires sparked by Russian drones worsen air quality in Kyiv area

Firefighters are battling forest fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone that broke out after Russian drones crashed in the area, the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management said.

30 June, 10:27 AM

Norway to help pay for Chornobyl repairs

The Norwegian government will provide NOK100 million ($10.5 million) to repair the protective structure above the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was damaged in a Russian attack in February 2025, the Norwegian embassy in Kyiv said on June 11.

12 June, 12:24 AM

IAEA board condemns Russian attack on Chornobyl spent fuel storage

Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors have jointly condemned a recent Russian drone strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the defunct Chornobyl NPP, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on June 10.

11 June, 12:19 AM

SBU classifies Russian drone strike near Chornobyl fuel site as a war crime

Ukraine's Security Service had classified a Russian drone strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant as a war crime and opened a criminal investigation.

7 June, 10:19 PM

IAEA sends inspectors after strike on nuclear fuel site near Chornobyl

Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of a Russian drone strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, and the agency is dispatching inspectors to assess the damage, the IAEA said on June 7.

7 June, 05:51 PM

Ukraine shows damage at nuclear fuel site near Chornobyl after Russian strike

Ukraine's General Staff released images showing damage from a Russian overnight strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility located about 15 kilometers from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, where Shahed drone debris was found on June 7.

7 June, 01:36 PM

Russian drone hits Chornobyl spent fuel site, raising fresh nuclear safety fears

Russian forces struck a building at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, though radiation levels remained within normal limits and no casualties were reported, Energoatom said on June 7.

7 June, 12:55 PM

Museum workers recover artifacts from rubble after missile strike

Workers at the National Chornobyl Museum said they had recovered about 30 unique artifacts from beneath concrete rubble after the museum was damaged in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv.

28 May, 02:07 PM

May 24 attack destroys roughly 40% of exhibits at National Chornobyl Museum

As a result of Russia’s large-scale attack on Kyiv on May 24, approximately 40% of exhibits at the National Chornobyl Museum have been irretrievably lost, the Ukraine Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on May 25.

25 May, 11:44 AM

National Chornobyl Museum heavily damaged in massive Russian attack

The National Chornobyl Museum was damaged during a massive Russian attack overnight, according to Yaroslav Yemelyanenko on May 24.

24 May, 03:19 PM

Chornobyl emergency workers rescue moose calf caught in anti-drone net – photo

Emergency workers in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone rescued a moose calf caught in anti-drone netting, Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve wrote on May 10.

11 May, 10:46 AM

Fire spreads across 1,200 hectares in Chornobyl exclusion zone

A wildfire that broke out in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone on May 8 is still burning after spreading across 1,200 hectares, Ukrainian authorities said.

10 May, 03:45 PM

Chornobyl forest fire burns 2,700 acres as winds push flames wider

A major forest fire broke out in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone on May 8, spreading across more than 1,100 hectares, or about 2,700 acres, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

8 May, 12:17 PM

Chornobyl’s silence deepens as war, radiation and time close in on Prypiat’s ruins

After the 1986 disaster, Soviet authorities sealed off Chornobyl and Prypiat from outside visitors. Organized tourism began in the early 21st century and peaked in 2019–2020, after HBO’s hit miniseries drew global attention to the site. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, all trips to the Zone have been banned. The danger now comes not only from radiation, but also from the aftermath of war. NV journalist Serhii Okunev spent several days at the Zone’s main sites, went beneath the sarcophagus at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and saw Prypiat — a city emptied of people.

27 April, 12:28 PM

Russia faces accountability push over Chornobyl shelter strike, EU official warns

Russia will face accountability for the strike on the shelter at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said, Ukrinform reported.

27 April, 10:45 AM

Zelenskyy warns Russian attacks near Chornobyl risk nuclear disaster

The world must not allow Russia’s nuclear terrorism to continue and must force Moscow to stop attacks that risk triggering a man-made nuclear accident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 26.

26 April, 01:51 PM

Russia routed missiles and drones near Chornobyl, risking nuclear disaster, Kyiv says

Russia deliberately launched missiles and drones on routes that passed near Ukrainian nuclear sites, including the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, creating a risk of a serious accident, Reuters reported on April 22, citing Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.

22 April, 08:37 PM

New documentary explores Chornobyl’s nature recovery 40 years after disaster

Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne has produced a documentary film, Bastion of the Exclusion Zone, marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster. The film explores dramatic changes in nature four decades after the catastrophe and is set to air and stream in April.

7 April, 09:00 PM

Chornobyl NPP shelter repair could cost €500 million, EBRD says

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) estimates that restoring the protective shelter damaged by a Russian drone strike on Feb. 14, 2025, will cost at least €500 million ($578 million), the bank’s press service reported.

26 March, 02:05 PM

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