The radiation shield is designed to prevent further radioactive material leaking out over the next century. It measures 275m (900ft) wide and 108m (354ft) tall and cost $1.6bn (£1.3bn ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks ... drone breached the outer shield but did not damage the older ...

Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone struck the radiation shield that covers the damaged Reactor Number 4 at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, an incident which comes just hours ...

Last night, a drone hit the outer shell that protected the world from the radiation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Kyiv blamed Russia and Moscow denied it had anything to do with ...

A Russian drone struck the radiation shelter covering Chernobyl's damaged reactor, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, according to President Zelensky. Ukraine confirmed that radiation ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that a Russian drone had caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight.

3:39 Zelenskyy blames Russia after drone collides with steel roof of Chornobyl nuclear reactor The protective shield around the ... protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th power ...

Radiation levels at the shuttered plant in ... provided a photograph that showed a hole in the roof of the outer shield, which is a massive steel-and-concrete structure weighing 36,000 tonnes ...