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Headline: RAW VIDEO: Russian Drone Strike Hits Chernobyl's Anti-Radiation Shield
Caption: A Russian drone attack struck the sarcophagus or radiation shelter covering the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Friday (14February2025). The strike hit the shelter of the plant's destroyed former fourth power unit, which caused a fire, now extinguished, according to President Zelensky. Radiation levels did not immediately increase at the plant, Zelensky added. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed fire safety personnel had responded within minutes of the overnight explosion, but remains on high alert. No casualties have been reported. In 1986 Chernobyl was the site of the world's worst nuclear accident - when a meltdown and explosion sent a plume of radioactive material spewing out into the air and across Europe. Footage shows an explosion hitting the giant shield, designed to contain any radioactive material with the potential to escape, as well as damage to it the following morning.
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