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Kyiv working to repair Chornobyl nuclear site damaged by drone attack

Environment minister says experts ‘actively working’ to prevent leaks in wake of February attack.

Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the
confinement vessel at the stricken Chornobyl nuclear power plant, a
government minister said on Saturday. Environment minister Svitlana
Hrynchuk said Ukraine was working together with experts to determine the
best way to restore the proper functioning of the containment vessel, or
arch, after the 14 February drone strike.

“We are actively working on
this … We, of course, need to restore the ‘arch’ so that there are no
leaks under any circumstances, because ensuring nuclear and radiation
safety is the main task,” she said. The arch was installed in 2019 to
cover the leaking “sarcophagus” underneath, hurriedly put in place in
the weeks following the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. The February drone attack
punched a large hole in the new containment structure’s outer cover and
exploded inside.

 Guardian 13th April 2025,
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/13/ukraine-war-briefing-kyiv-working-to-repair-chornobyl-nuclear-site-damaged-by-russian-attack

April 15, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Ukraine