Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian drone made by a high explosive Warhead was a protective shell of Kyiv Regional Chernobyl Central Nuclear, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian president on Friday.
Radiation levels are not increased, it said Zelenskyy and the NBE atomic agency said.
Russian officials did not make an immediate comment, and could not confirm the claim of Russian responsibility in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said Drone strike damaged the structure and turned on fire.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the Local Time 1:50 (2350 GMT). “In the interior content” in the shell … he noted.
The shell is a protective cover built around the fourth reactor of the plant, which exploded in 1986, as it affects a nuclear accident with nuclear history.
Built in 2016, the shell is designed to release radioactivity left in the reactor.
A Three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war Repeated risk warnings has led to four nuclear plants in Ukraine, especially Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant In the south of Ukraine, this is one of the largest in Europe and the 10 largest in the world.
IAEAR Rafael Rossi said in the latest rises in the military activity around the XK CNPP and Zaporizhzhia plant “emphasize nuclear security risks”, adding “alert alert”.
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