Russian drones and missiles flying past the Chernobyl nuclear power plant risk causing a major accident, Ukraine’s top state prosecutor said, as the country prepares to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1986 disaster on Sunday.
Prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko revealed that Ukraine detected at least 92 drones within a 5km radius of the plant’s radiation shield since July 2024. Thirty-five Kinzhal hypersonic missiles have also been detected within 20km of the facility or the Khmelnytskyi plant, he said.
