Shahed’s strike on ChNPP: three smouldering foci found, extinguishing in progress
Three smouldering foci have been detected on the territory of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, which has led to the resumption of work on their elimination.
This was reported by the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.
"Work has resumed to eliminate the fire: three smouldering foci have been recorded; two groups of climbers (four people each) are working, and the third group is being fixed to partially open the shelter structures and extinguish the smouldering foci," the statement said.
As noted, 91 people and 18 units of equipment from the State Emergency Service (SES) are involved in the work. The situation is being monitored using unmanned aerial vehicles with thermal imagers.
Russian attack on the sarcophagus of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant
To recap, President Zelenskyy said in the morning that a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead had hit the shelter of Chornobyl NPP Unit 4 on the night of February 14.
The IAEA confirmed the drone strike on the protective sarcophagus of the fourth unit of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
Russian dictator's spokesman Dmitry Peskov denies that Russian troops attacked the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the international community to force Russia to peace by force to prevent a global catastrophe after Russia's attack on the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko emphasized that the shelter arch had been severely damaged.
