Zelensky criticises 'vile' Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant.

Russian drone hits nuclear fuel site near Chornobyl

Radiation levels remain ‘within normal limits’, says Ukraine’s state nuclear company

Putin's 'Davos' in Saint Petersburg ends as it began, under a barrage of Ukrainian drones

The Russian president's hometown was targeted by more than 100 Ukrainian drones on Saturday, June 6, the final day of the annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum. Present at the event the day before, Vladimir Putin had firmly refused a proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting to begin peace talks.

Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl

Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Russian Shahed drone has substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel close to the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant in what Ukraine’s president described as a deliberate and “extremely vile” attack. While the structure – the reception building of the spent fuel storage facility – was empty of containers at the time, the targeting of the sensitive site appeared to be direct me...

By Peter Beaumont in Kyiv

Russia's strike on nuclear facility investigated as war crime, IAEA building damaged – photos

During a Russian strike on the territory of the Centralised Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the IAEA administrative building and the spent nuclear fuel reception and transfer building were damaged. The Security Service of Ukraine has classified the incident as a war crime.

By KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO

Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says

A Russian drone struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's disused Chornobyl power ‌plant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday, adding that radiation levels at the site remained stable. Russia has not publicly commented on the alleged attack on the facility.

Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it an "extremely vile" attack by Russia that did not lead to a spike in radiation.

Ukraine: Russian drone hits nuclear-fuel storage facility

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called a Russian attack on a nuclear-storage facility near Chernobyl "vile." The UN's nuclear watchdog said no increased radiation had been registered at the site.

Why Zelensky’s celebration of WWII-era nationalist guerrillas is causing tension with Poland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after a World War II-era militia infamous for massacring Poles and Jews has led to a sharp spike in tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw.

By Paul MILLAR

Ukraine's arms makers found a way to get interceptor pilots out of danger without losing their reach

Ukrainian companies figured out how to let pilots control interceptor drones from hundreds of miles away. Jake Epstein/Business Insider Ukraine's top interceptor drone makers have developed remote operations for pilots. Pilots can now control interceptor drones from hundreds of miles away, rather than dozens. It is designed to keep interceptor pilots safe from Russian targeting. KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones were once hunted by Ukrainian air defense crews on the ground nearby; their signal...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky to meet Starmer in Downing Street after Kyiv launches drone strike on St Petersburg

Keir Starmer will hold discussions on boosting support for Ukraine with France’s Macron and Germany’s Merz

By Namita Singh

Chernobyl fuel facility hit: Nuclear fears resurface, Kyiv says Russian attack ‘deliberate'

A Russian drone struck a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Ukraine's Chornobyl exclusion zone, officials reported. While authorities confirmed radiation levels remained normal, President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as a deliberate act of recklessness targeting critical infrastructure. This incident adds to a pattern of Russian actions endangering nuclear safety, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of systemic nuclear blackmail.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Russian drone strikes nuclear fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, Ukraine says

Zelensky condemned the strike as “extremely vile,” saying Russia deliberately targeted critical nuclear infrastructure near Chernobyl.

Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl

The director general of the IAEA, said the incident was "deeply concerning as it occurred at a facility containing large amounts of nuclear material.

Russian drone strikes kill two in Ukraine

Russian drone strikes killed two people in Ukraine, officials have said, as world leaders gathered in London to discuss piling pressure on Moscow over its four-year war.

Russian Drone Strikes Kill Two in Ukraine

The strikes happened as world leaders gathered in London to discuss piling pressure on Moscow over its four-year war.

Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chernobyl, Ukraine says

A resulting fire was extinguished, and no injuries were reported

By Reuters

Russian strike on nuclear waste storage facility to be discussed at IAEA board of governors meeting

Russia's deliberate strike on the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant will be discussed at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors, which begins on June 8 in Vienna.

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Russia neither wants peace nor is ready for it

Despite signals from both the Russian and Ukrainian presidents that an end to hostilities may be possible in the near future, the war continues and peace talks have stalled. In an interview with ERR, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa discusses Ukraine's current hopes, priorities and objectives.

Zelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street later on Sunday, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, for talks on European support for Ukraine.

By Emmanuel Tetteh