Kremlin dismisses Ukraine's accusation that Russia attacked Chornobyl nuclear plant

Russian drone attack significantly damaged radiation shelter of Chornobyl nuclear plant, Zelenskiy says

The structure that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, bears an impact of what the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says was a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at Chornobyl, in Kyiv region, Ukraine February 14, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

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The Kremlin on Friday dismissed as a "provocation" accusations by Ukraine that a Russian drone had damaged the containment shelter at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he did not have precise information on the alleged incident but that Russia does not attack nuclear infrastructure.

"The Russian military doesn't do that. They don't. This is most likely just another provocation," Peskov said.

"That's exactly what the Kyiv regime like to do and sometimes, in fact, does not shy away from doing."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the U.N.'s nuclear energy watchdog both said that radiation levels remained normal after the incident, which came as top U.S., Ukrainian and European officials gathered at the Munich Security Conference to discuss the war in Ukraine.

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By Reuters