Ukraine reports drone strike on Chornobyl-area nuclear facility, casualties in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian drone strike hit a nuclear fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, while another attack in Zaporizhzhia killed three people on June 7. Ukraine has informed the IAEA about the Chornobyl incident.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a Russian drone strike on a building at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant during the night of June 7. Zelenskyy described the site as "extremely critical infrastructure" and stated that Russia deliberately targeted the facility. Ukraine has since informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the incident and is engaging international partners. Separately, Russian forces also attacked Balabyne village in the Zaporizhzhia district on the morning of June 7, resulting in three fatalities and one injured woman, according to Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov. Private residences were damaged in the strike.
Sources: Українська правда, Радіо Свобода, Суспільне Новини
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- Jun 7, 2026, 09:00 PM UTCIAEA acknowledges Ukraine's report on Chornobyl nuclear facility strike