{"id":1122,"date":"2026-06-07T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:40:09","slug":"russian-drone-hits-nuclear-fuel-storage-facility-near-chornobyl-ukraine-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1122","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>KYIV &#8211; Russian forces deliberately struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine\u2019s Chornobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, in an \u201cextremely vile\u201d attack that did not lead to a spike in radiation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1120\">OPEC to increase oil output amid continued closure of Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The strike significantly damaged a fuel-reception building metres away from where \u201clarge amounts of nuclear material\u201d is stored, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which said it had been briefed by Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kyiv\u2019s state atomic agency Energoatom said no spent fuel had been stored in the building at the time of the attack. A resulting fire was extinguished, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Russia has not publicly commented on the alleged strike on the facility, which is located around 15 km (9 miles) from the Chornobyl plant, the site of the world\u2019s worst nuclear disaster.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn extremely critical infrastructure facility \u2013 and an extremely vile Russian strike,\u201d Zelenskiy wrote on X, adding that Russia had used a Shahed attack drone.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1118\">South Carolina man killed in crash involving SUV and pickup truck, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of now, there are no readings exceeding normal background radiation levels. But there is certainly an increase in Russia\u2019s brazenness, which long ago went off the charts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the IAEA said a team would soon visit the site \u201cto inspect the impact\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In February 2025, a Russian Shahed drone damaged a containment arch over the Chornobyl reactor that was destroyed in the April 1986 explosion and meltdown. Russia, which regularly attacks Ukrainian cities and infrastructure with drones and missiles, denied responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kyiv and Moscow have also traded accusations of attacking the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine, Europe\u2019s largest.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1117\">SC woman was arrested after cashing in 131 winning lottery tickets, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Dan PeleschukEditing by Tomasz Janowski, Kirsten Donovan)<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV &#8211; Russian forces deliberately struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine\u2019s Chornobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, in an \u201cextremely vile\u201d attack that did not lead to a spike in radiation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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