The drone attack against Chernobyl has caused serious damage to the protection barrier around the nuclear power plant, reports Reuters.
– The barrier that is supposed to prevent the spread of radioactive substances has ceased to function according to its original function, says the chief engineer to the news agency.
The protection barrier no longer fulfills its original function, says chief engineer Oleksandr Tytarchuk according to the news agency.
– The barrier that is supposed to prevent the spread of radioactive substances has ceased to function according to its original function, he says.
The sarcophagus came into place in 2019 and was erected as protection against the radiation from the nuclear power plant’s fourth reactor, after the nuclear accident in 1986.
Now Tytarchuk states that the drone pierced the outer team on the sarcophagus and exploded.
Zelenskyjj: Terror threat to the world
It was on Friday morning that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj stated in a post on X that a Russian drone met the Nuclear Power Archophopag to Chernobyl.
The attack occurred during the night towards Friday, and, according to the president, caused significant injuries.
“The only country in the world that attacks such places, occupies nuclear power plants and for war without regard to the consequences is today’s Russia. This is a terrorist threat to the whole world, ”he wrote in the post.
Russia has denied being responsible for the attack.
The text is updated …