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Drone Strike Damages Monitoring Equipment at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that a drone strike damaged meteorological monitoring equipment at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. The plant, Europe's largest with six reactors, remains under Russian control since its seizure in 2022.…
ibtimes.co.ukIAEA Team Observes Damage to Equipment at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Laboratory
An IAEA team visited the external radiation control laboratory at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and noted damage to meteorological monitoring equipment. The visit occurred one day after the plant reported a drone targeting incident. The damaged equipment is no longer opera…
Tom Skipp / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Ukraine Marks Chornobyl 40th Anniversary; Zaporizhzhia Plant Loses Power
Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 2026, with ceremonies in Kyiv and at the site. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted ongoing risks from Russian actions at nuclear facilities amid the four-year war. Foreign officials pledged s…
Russian Drones and Missiles Fly Near Chernobyl Site
Ukraine has accused Russian forces of launching drones and missiles near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, raising risks days before the 40th anniversary of the 1986 disaster. The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant experienced its 13th blackout since Russia's 2022 invasio…