An attack on Russian drones has affected the anti -radiator refuge that protects the damaged nuclear reactor of Chernobyl, at least according to the words of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The night attack on the nuclear power plant, already a place of the worst nuclear accident that has never occurred in the world, has caused a fire, but, at least for the moment, The levels of radiation inside and outside Chernobyl remain normal and stableaccording to the United Nations nuclear control body (AIEA).
Meanwhile, Russia has denied any statement of having attacked Chernobyl, stating that its army does not affect Ukrainian nuclear infrastructures.
In Russian Drone with a High-Explosive Warhead Hit The Protective Confinement Shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy Said.
Radiation Levels Have Not Incased, for Zelenskyy and the A Atomic Agency.
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According to what is read on the BBC, AIEA, which monitors nuclear safety all over the world, said that the staff and fire -fighting vehicles responded in a few minutes to the night explosion. In any case, the agency remains in “maximum alert” after the accident.
Zelensky has published a video on X which seems to show damage to the gigantic shield, concrete and steel, which covers the remains of the reactor. That “sarcophagus” was designed to prevent additional escapes of radioactive material. Measures 275 meters wide and 108 meters.
An attack of drones would not be strong enough to damage this protective layer, said Professor Jim Smith of the University of Portsmouth, in the United Kingdom
In the meantime, Zelensky said that the attack shows how Russian President Vladimir Putin “is absolutely not preparing for negotiations”.
We look forward to implications and, above all, more certain news.
