A Russian Drone Just Struck a Nuclear Fuel Storage Site — Nine Miles From Chernobyl

A Russian Drone Just Struck a Nuclear Fuel Storage Site — Nine Miles From Chernobyl

When Russia escalated its air campaign against Ukraine with Zircon hypersonic missile strikes on Kyiv and other major urban population centers earlier this month, it was clearer than ever that an escalation was underway. Moscow said the strikes were a retaliation for recent Ukrainian long-range drone and missile barrages that continue to impact its war economy – particularly its energy industry. The strikes followed days of warnings from Russian…

Russian drone hits nuclear fuel site near Chernobyl

A Russian drone hit a storage site for spent nuclear fuel near theChernobyl power plant on Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents thathave raised fears of a nuclear incident as the Ukraine war drags on. Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said the drone hit the receptionarea of a heavily secured facility overnight, triggering a fire that wasquickly extinguished. No casualties were recorded while radiation levelsremained “within norma…