{"id":347248,"date":"2026-06-07T20:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=347248"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:23:16","slug":"russia-accused-of-nuclear-terrorism-after-striking-ukraine-facility-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/russia-accused-of-nuclear-terrorism-after-striking-ukraine-facility-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after striking Ukraine facility | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Radiation levels are inside normal limits (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ukraine has accused Russia of nuclear terrorism after an attack today on a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chernobyl power plant.<\/p>\n

Damage might be seen at the ability station\u2019s reception area following the strike last night.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s state nuclear energy operator, Energoatom, confirmed there have been no casualties and that radiation levels were \u2018inside normal limits\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018One other strike on a nuclear infrastructure facility once more demonstrated to the entire world the true face of the Kremlin regime, which deliberately creates threats to nuclear and radiation safety,\u2019 it said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Russia continues to act as a terrorist state and a nuclear terrorist, disregarding international law and the security of thousands and thousands of individuals.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The drone strike sparked a hearth which spread quickly (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The drone strike happened around 2am and caused a hearth, which spread quickly but was extinguished.<\/p>\n

The constructing was a part of the container reception area, and spent nuclear fuel was not stored in the realm which was hit.<\/p>\n

Chernobyl, which was previously controlled by Russia, was the scene of the world\u2019s worst civilian nuclear disaster in 1986.<\/p>\n

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly warned either side within the conflict to avoid the chance of\u00a0drone\u00a0and missile strikes near nuclear power plants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said the incident was \u2018deeply concerning\u2019 attributable to the big amounts of nuclear material held at the power. <\/p>\n

He said in an announcement that the agency would visit the positioning of the attack soon.<\/p>\n

In February last 12 months, a Russian drone\u00a0strike\u00a0on Ukraine\u2019s\u00a0Chernobyl\u00a0nuclear reactor damaged its predominant shield.<\/p>\n

The large structure, which was built over the positioning of the 1986 disaster, lost its \u2018primary safety functions, including the confinement capability\u2019, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors found.<\/p>\n

Luckily, a report found the \u00a31,296,000,000 shield\u2019s predominant structures and monitoring systems sustained no irreversible damage.<\/p>\n

Russia also previously took control of the Chernobyl power plant and surrounding exclusion zone initially of Vladimir Putin\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n

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