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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

Russian terror puts all of Europe at risk of nuclear accident — Sybiha

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said partners and the media must act immediately “to stop nuclear terrorists in Moscow,” warning that Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear energy system, creating a direct risk of a nuclear incident on Feb. 7.

7 February, 10:55 PM

Russian attack temporarily cuts power to Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Russia’s massive strikes damaged several critical Ukrainian power substations that ensure nuclear safety. As a result, the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant completely lost external electricity supply, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported on Jan. 20.

20 January, 05:35 PM

Chornobyl shelter to be repaired in 2026, official says

Primary repairs to the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at Ukraine’s Chornobyl nuclear power plant, damaged by a Russian drone in February, are scheduled for completion by the end of 2026, Serhii Kondratenko, deputy technical director for infrastructure at the shutdown plant, told Deutsche Welle on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 04:22 AM

Blue-coated dogs discovered in radioactive Chernobyl zone

Volunteers from the Dogs of Chernobyl organization have reported spotting several dogs with striking blue fur for the first time inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the Daily Mail reported on Oct. 27.

28 October 2025, 11:49 AM

Chornobyl defenders return home in POW swap

Ukraine and Russia concluded another prisoner-of-war exchange on Oct. 2, which saw 185 Ukrainian servicemembers returning home, some of whom were captured as far back as 2022.

3 October 2025, 10:33 PM

CNN blasted for Belgorod symphony video in blackout

Ukrainians criticized U.S. network CNN for airing a video of a symphony orchestra performing in Russia’s Belgorod during a blackout on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 05:46 PM

Russian drones blackout Slavutych, endanger Chornobyl

Most residential consumers in the city of Slavutych remain without electricity following a massive Russian drone strike on the evening of Oct, 1, Kyiv Oblast Governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Telegram the following morning.

2 October 2025, 12:56 PM

Russia strikes Bucha and Slavutych, cuts power to Chornobyl

A Russian drone strike set fire to a former sanatorium in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha overnight on Oct. 2, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram, posting photos of the aftermath.

2 October 2025, 09:21 AM

Over $28 million needed to repair Chornobyl NPP containment arch

Repairs to the radiation containment arch over the remains of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s fourth reactor—damaged in a Russian drone strike—could cost more than EUR25 million ($28.3 million), The Guardian reported on May 7.

7 May 2025, 09:43 PM

Pripyat 39 years after Chornobyl: A frozen city and a haunting symbol of nuclear disaster — photo report

Explosions shook the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in northern Kyiv Oblast, during the night of April 26, 1986, triggering the worst man-made disaster in human history. Thirty-nine years have passed since then, but the exclusion zone around Chornobyl remains the starkest reminder of the catastrophe’s scale.

26 April 2025, 11:23 AM

Dismantling Chornobyl NPP reactor jeopardized by Russian drone strike

The plans to safely dismantle and dispose of the radioactive remains of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s fourth reactor have been disrupted after a Russian drone damaged the protective shielding at the facility, The New York Times reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 02:05 AM

Chornobyl fully clears Russian drone strike damage

Crews at Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant have completely eliminated an emergency caused by a Russian drone strike on Feb. 14, Ukraine’s Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Hrynchuk announced on Facebook.

7 March 2025, 04:55 PM

IAEA examines drone debris from Chornobyl NPP strike, avoids naming its origin

IAEA experts has examined the UAV debris with characteristics matching those of a Shahed-type drone, collected after an attack on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) sarcophagus, the organization wrote in its report on Feb. 27.

28 February 2025, 10:14 AM

Rescuers find new smoldering fire at Chornobyl nine days after Russian drone strike

Nine days after a Russian drone hit the containment structure above Chornobyl's fourth reactor, rescuers opened the shelter to extinguish smoldering embers, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported on Feb. 22.

22 February 2025, 04:44 PM

Six days in: Crews struggle to contain fires at Chornobyl NPP after Russian drone attack

Efforts to eliminate the consequences of a Russian drone strike on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) continue, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram on Feb. 19, posting video and photos from the site.

19 February 2025, 04:28 PM

Chornobyl NPP suspends firefighting efforts after Russian attack

Firefighting efforts at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) following a Russian drone attack, were suspended, Ukraine’s State Agency for Exclusion Zone Management reported on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 12:00 PM

IAEA reports on Chornobyl NPP situation after Russian drone strike

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) examined the damaged shelter at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Feb. 15 after it was struck by a Russian drone, the agency reported.

16 February 2025, 10:29 AM

Ukraine's Security Service shows evidence of Russian drone attack on Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has shared photographs of debris from a downed Russian Shahed drone near the shelter of the fourth reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) in a Telegram post on Feb. 14.

14 February 2025, 08:05 PM

EU’s Kallas: Russia’s attack on Chernobyl proves it is not seeking peace

Russia has no interest in peace, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said on Feb. 14, commenting on a Russian drone strike on the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

14 February 2025, 04:45 PM

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