Fires extinguished at Chernobyl following drone strike

March 13, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News
Dealing with the aftermath of the Russian drone attack on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has finally gained full control over a blaze that started February 14 after a drone struck the protective dome over the destroyed reactor from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident.

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