Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident are still being felt.

The protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can no longer contain radioactive material from the sites’ 1986 disaster after being crippled in a drone strike, the UN nuclear watchdog said ...

Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said. The drone strike ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s sustained bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine was the worst nuclear accident in history, triggering catastrophic consequences for the local people and the whole of the Soviet Union. The attack also meant ...