The Latest Breaking News from Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Struck by Drone Campaign — Kyiv Labels It a 'Global Threat'

Drone strikes cut power at Chernobyl, with Kyiv warning of a global nuclear threat as outages highlight safety risks at the decommissioned plant.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3, 2025

Chernobyl black frogs reveal evolution in action

The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. The impact of the acute exposure to high doses of radiation was severe for the environment and the human population. But more than three…

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022

Russian forces at Chernobyl killed 9, kidnapped 5 and ransacked power plant

Russian soldiers at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant at Pripyat also demolished almost every piece of firefighting equipment at the site and destroyed 698 invaluable computers

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from Chernobyl plant

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, an environment ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffers 'complete blackout' as fears grow over site

People in the region have been left horrified after Ukraine's national nuclear energy company says the lack of power at Chernobyl risks sending radioactive substances into the air

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

Military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment

The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by a 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometer) exclusion zone that keeps people out. On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl’s reactor number four melted down as a result of human error, releasing vast quantities of radioactive…

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022

Russian capture of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant threatens future research on radioactivity and wildlife

Shortly after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, both governments said that the Russian military had taken over the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. In a tweet, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised fears of possible ecological disaster.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Ukraine Reports Higher Chernobyl Radiation after Russians Capture Plant

Ukraine said on Friday it had recorded increased radiation levels from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a day after the site was captured by Russian forces, due to military activity causing radioactive dust to rise into the air. The former power plant was captured by Russian forces on Thursday…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine reports higher Chernobyl radiation levels

Ukraine's nuclear agency and interior ministry said on Friday they were recording increased radiation levels from the site of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces - Ukrainian official

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022