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High-Explosive Drone Pierces Shell Of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant At Very Moment Trump Pushes Ukraine Toward Peace
High-Explosive Drone Pierces Shell Of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant At Very Moment Trump Pushes Ukraine Toward Peace
On Friday just prior to high-level meetings between Western security officials, including US Vice President J.D. Vance, commenced in Munich, there was a dangerous incident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine's Kyiv oblast.
Ukraine's President Zelensky accused Russia of launching a drone equipped with a high-explosive warhead at the historic, defunct power plant, location of the April 1986 nuclear disaster. The drone reportedly hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl plant.
Zelensky's office released footage showing damage to the giant concrete and steel shield protecting the remains of the nuclear reactor. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjvkggdnqo
that "The 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) to construct."
Thus the situation is deeply alarming given the potential for a new radiation leak at the site which could impact Europe. An IEAE team at the site said it heard an explosion at around 01:50 local time coming from the New Safe Confinement (NSC) shelter. Photos showed flames at the top of the huge structure.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on high alert, but issued a statement saying the drone strike did not breach the plant’s inner containment shell. The IAEA also did not attribute blame, not identifying who sent the drone.
The Kremlin strongly rejected that it was behind the incident:
"There is no talk about strikes on nuclear infrastructure, nuclear energy facilities, any such claim isn’t true, our military doesn’t do that," Peskov told reporters in a call.
Russian state media has meanwhile been warning of efforts by bad actors to sabotage Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, after he held a 90-minute phone call with President Vladimir Putin this week.
Serious damage to the protective shield remains, which could present an ongoing serious safety issue https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjvkggdnqo
:
Simon Evans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was head of the Chernobyl Shelter Fund, which oversaw the construction of the protective dome in the 2010s.
He described the apparent strike as "an incredibly reckless attack on a vulnerable nuclear facility".
The shield "was never built to withstand external drone attack", he told the BBC.
Given this, why would Russia at this very moment while Trump and Putin are trying to line up peace talks launch a high-explosive drone at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant?
Cui bono?...
Raise your hand if Zelensky is desperate enough to fake a Russian attack on Chernobyl to keep the US from attempting peace talks? Is he that stupid? https://t.co/cQ1dJknhrX
— Remnantee (@HuffmanRobb) https://twitter.com/HuffmanRobb/status/1890310370059063565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Zelensky has asserted that Putin is not actually ready for or seeking legitimate negotiations, contradicting recent statements coming from the Trump White House.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate has in https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/14/chernobyl-strike-ukraine-russia-radiation/
said that while the drone damaged "the external integrity" of the New Safe Confinement "and equipment in the crane maintenance garage" - it remains that there are no observable radiation spikes. "Firefighting efforts and damage assessment are ongoing," it added.
Was this a desperate CHERNOBYL 2.0 ATTEMPT? Whodunnit?
https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden
Fri, 02/14/2025 - 13:40
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/high-explosive-drone-pierces-shell-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-very-moment-trump-pushes
High-Explosive Drone Pierces Shell Of Chernobyl Nuclear Plant At Very Moment Trump Pushes Ukraine Toward Peace
On Friday just prior to high-level meetings between Western security officials, including US Vice President J.D. Vance, commenced in Munich, there was a dangerous incident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine's Kyiv oblast.
Ukraine's President Zelensky accused Russia of launching a drone equipped with a high-explosive warhead at the historic, defunct power plant, location of the April 1986 nuclear disaster. The drone reportedly hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl plant.
Zelensky's office released footage showing damage to the giant concrete and steel shield protecting the remains of the nuclear reactor. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjvkggdnqo
that "The 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) to construct."
Thus the situation is deeply alarming given the potential for a new radiation leak at the site which could impact Europe. An IEAE team at the site said it heard an explosion at around 01:50 local time coming from the New Safe Confinement (NSC) shelter. Photos showed flames at the top of the huge structure.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on high alert, but issued a statement saying the drone strike did not breach the plant’s inner containment shell. The IAEA also did not attribute blame, not identifying who sent the drone.
The Kremlin strongly rejected that it was behind the incident:
"There is no talk about strikes on nuclear infrastructure, nuclear energy facilities, any such claim isn’t true, our military doesn’t do that," Peskov told reporters in a call.
Russian state media has meanwhile been warning of efforts by bad actors to sabotage Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, after he held a 90-minute phone call with President Vladimir Putin this week.
Serious damage to the protective shield remains, which could present an ongoing serious safety issue https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjvkggdnqo
:
Simon Evans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was head of the Chernobyl Shelter Fund, which oversaw the construction of the protective dome in the 2010s.
He described the apparent strike as "an incredibly reckless attack on a vulnerable nuclear facility".
The shield "was never built to withstand external drone attack", he told the BBC.
Given this, why would Russia at this very moment while Trump and Putin are trying to line up peace talks launch a high-explosive drone at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant?
Cui bono?...
Raise your hand if Zelensky is desperate enough to fake a Russian attack on Chernobyl to keep the US from attempting peace talks? Is he that stupid? https://t.co/cQ1dJknhrX
— Remnantee (@HuffmanRobb) https://twitter.com/HuffmanRobb/status/1890310370059063565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Zelensky has asserted that Putin is not actually ready for or seeking legitimate negotiations, contradicting recent statements coming from the Trump White House.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate has in https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/14/chernobyl-strike-ukraine-russia-radiation/
said that while the drone damaged "the external integrity" of the New Safe Confinement "and equipment in the crane maintenance garage" - it remains that there are no observable radiation spikes. "Firefighting efforts and damage assessment are ongoing," it added.
Was this a desperate CHERNOBYL 2.0 ATTEMPT? Whodunnit?
https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden
Fri, 02/14/2025 - 13:40
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/high-explosive-drone-pierces-shell-chernobyl-nuclear-plant-very-moment-trump-pushes