Russians attack spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Chornobyl

A Russian drone struck a building at Ukraine's Centralised Spent Fuel Storage Facility (CSFSF) in Kyiv Oblast on the night of 6-7 June.

Source: Energoatom, a Ukrainian state-owned nuclear energy company

Details: The attack took place at 02:10. The drone partially destroyed the container reception building, although no spent nuclear fuel was stored there.

The fire affected an area of 40 sq m and was subsequently extinguished. Radiation levels at the CSFSF site remain within normal limits.

The CSFSF is used for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel from Ukrainian operating nuclear power plants. It is located in Chornobyl.

Background: Russian forces launched strikes on Zaporizhzhia on the night of 6-7 June, leaving one district of the city partially without electricity and causing a fire.

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