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Escalation at Chernobyl Raises Alarm
In a troubling development, Ukrainian authorities reported that a suspected Russian drone struck the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging its radiological containment shell. The attack resulted in a fire and significant structural damage, notably a large hole in the plant’s protective shelter, which was installed in 2016 after the initial 1986 nuclear disaster.