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Drone strikes Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, Russia says not to blame

The protective shelter over the remains of the nuclear reactor Unit 4 at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant near the city of Chornobyl, Ukraine [File: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA-EFE]

A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead has hit the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in the Kyiv region, Ukraine said, amid warnings by the military that Russia launched 133 unmanned vehicles against the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that the drone strike significantly damaged the protective containment shelter and started a fire, which has been put out. The Kremlin responded saying Russia does not hit nuclear sites.

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