The Latest Breaking News from Chernobyl

A loss of power at the plant could disrupt the cooling of radioactive material stored there.

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

Backup generators have only a 48-hour capacity to power the plant, after which dangerous radiations clouds could enter the air

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday Russia must urgently observe a temporary ceasefire to allow repairs on a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, saying radiation could be leaked if an electricity outage continues.

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

Officials say that Moscow now controls area in northern Ukraine after fire fight

Work to repair connection not possible because fighting is still under way

Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw "no critical impact on security".

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

The Ukrainian authorities do not know what the radiation levels are at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as they have not heard about what is happening there since it was seized by Russian troops, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Wednesday.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct plant, site of a 1986 disaster that…