Articles tagged with "Chernobyl nuclear plant"

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This handout photograph, taken and released by the Ukrainian Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve on May 8, 2026, shows smoke billowing over buildings in the town of Chernobyl from a forest fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. (AFP)

Forest fire burns near Chernobyl nuclear plant after drone crash

Fire burns through Ukraine’s Chernobyl exclusion zone after a drone crash, officials say, with radiation levels normal as firefighters battle the blaze in the restricted area.

May 22, 2026

Russia cuts power to site of Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukraine

Russian shelling cut power to the Chernobyl nuclear plant, affecting the New Safe Confinement structure that isolates the damaged reactor. Ukraine is working to restore electricity; Russia has not commented.

October 1, 2025