France allocates €40 million to repair Chornobyl nuclear plant shelter after Russian drone strike

France is allocating €40 million to repair the protective shelter over the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant following damage caused by a Russian drone.

Source: French Minister for Europe Benjamin Haddad on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda.

Details: Haddad said France was joining forces with Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to ensure that Chornobyl's protective arch, damaged by a Russian drone in 2025, is repaired.

"France is allocating €40 million. In total, we have raised more than €278 million for this work thanks to France's efforts during its G20 presidency," Haddad wrote.

"This initiative helps protect the population and safeguard nuclear safety across our continent. Our support for Ukraine will not waver. Its security is our security," he added.

Background:

• As European Pravda previously reported, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is €500 million short of the funding needed for emergency repairs to the protective shelter at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
• In October, G7 countries allocated €260 million towards repairing the Chornobyl shelter, representing more than half of the amount the bank estimates is needed for its restoration.
• A conference in Paris on 9 November, organised by France, Ukraine and the EBRD, aims to generate momentum for securing additional funding.

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