Russian Drone Strike Hits Chornobyl Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
A Russian Geran-2 drone struck the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone overnight. The attack damaged an administrative building used by the International Atomic Energy Agency and a fuel reception structure. Ukrainian state operator Energoatom reported that radiation levels remained within normal limits. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the incident as an act of nuclear terrorism, highlighting the extreme risk posed to regional safety despite the facility's specialized containment design.
Date: June 7, 2026
Location: Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: infrastructure
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: Kyiv Independent