Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Explosion, Fire...Russian resistance to Zelensky's alleged Russian drone strike
Feb 14, 2025
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According to Reuters, an expert visiting group dispatched to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine heard an explosion at 1:40 a.m. on the 14th (local time). No casualties were reported.
IAEA states that "Internal and external radioactivity levels are normal and stable. I'm watching the situation continuously" he announced.
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which suffered the worst nuclear explosion in history in April 1986, is currently storing spent nuclear fuel in a cooling facility, although all reactors have been shut down. The 30-kilometer radius area has been designated as an introductory area where public access is controlled and is receiving special management.
Meanwhile, the explosion occurred when U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on the 12th to initiate and agree to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine.
President Zelensky wrote on his social media account that `Russian drone strikes radioactive shield structure of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 4"He posted, claiming that the explosion was due to a Russian drone attack on a nuclear power plant, but Russia is protesting. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mariya Zakharova insisted in a briefing that "provocations planned by the Ukrainian regime".
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
