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The Latest Breaking News from Chernobyl

Ukraine latest updates: Civilian convoy leaves besieged Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 14: Attempts to evacuate civilians and deliver humanitarian aid has failed for several days.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says power has been restored to Chernobyl power station

Ukraine's atomic energy ministry on Sunday said power had been restored to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which meant cooling systems would operate normally and not have to use backup power.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: 2,187 residents killed in Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 13: About 100 aerial bombs have been dropped on Mariupol as Russian forces blockade the city.

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Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plants Being Run by Ukrainian Staff, Says Russia

The Ukrainian nuclear power plants at Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia, both now under the control of Russian forces, are being run and managed by their Ukrainian staff, Russia's atomic energy agency Rosatom said on Saturday, according to the RIA news agency. Rosatom's statement said an external power supply was being restored…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia 'stockpiling Ukrainian corpses for false-flag terror attack at Chernobyl'

Vladimir Putin has told his troops to stockpile fallen Ukrainian soldiers to use as evidence of their involvement when they release radioactive waste at the Chernobyl nuclear site, the Ukrainian Government claims

Daily Mirror

US Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Safety Principles in Ukraine

The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating nuclear safety principles in Ukraine and demanded its invading forces stop firing on nuclear power plants, but added that there were no signs detected yet of any radiological release. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a Twitter post that radiation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian troops in charge of Chernobyl plant 'have no clue' about nuclear safety

Russian soldiers who have taken over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have no idea about safety protocol and are making staff work long shifts at gun point, it is claimed

Daily Mirror

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Ukraine claims Russia is ‘planning man-made disaster’ at Chernobyl amid fears over nuclear sites

Russian forces will blame the attack on Ukraine, intelligence officials warned

The Independent UK

Russia's nuclear near-miss in Ukraine

Surveillance footage caught Russian soldiers firing rocket-propelled grenades into the plant's buildings

Salon

Fears mount over Russian chemical weapons as battle for Kyiv accelerates

Ukrainian intelligence claims Putin planning ‘false flag’ attack on Chernobyl power plant

The Independent UK

What nuclear energy has to do with nuclear war

Nuclear weapons have been branded as 'bad' and nuclear energy as 'good', and it's impacting our abilities to notice the material threats Ukraine is facing, argues Dr Karly Burch.

Newsroom.co.nz

What we know about Chernobyl since Russia took control of the site after invading Ukraine

Russian forces have been in control of the defunct Chernobyl site since its invasion of Ukraine began, prompting concerns about the defunct nuclear site's safety.

ABC News

Latest Ukraine updates: UN stresses ‘urgent’ need for talks

Ukraine-Russia news from March 11: UN says it is not aware of Ukraine biological weapons programme.

Al Jazeera

'Growing issue' with nuclear safety in Ukraine as Chernobyl remains in 'blackout'

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there is no confirmation that power has been restored at Chernobyl

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Ukrainian couple evacuated from Chernobyl in 80s are now trapped by war

Halyna and Valeriy, a Ukrainian couple in their 60s, were evacuated from their home near the Chernobyl plant where they worked as engineers when a reactor exploded in 1986, triggering the world's worst nuclear accident.

Reuters

Russia says Belarus restores power supply to Chernobyl nuclear plant

Russia's energy ministry said on Thursday that Belarusian specialists had restored electricity supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Where is Chernobyl and is it safe? Ukraine warns of radiation risk

The infamous site of one of the worst peacetime manmade disasters in history, Chernobyl nuclear powerplant has been thrust back into the spotlight - here's what you need to know about its radiation risks

Daily Mirror

Fears as Europe's biggest nuclear plant goes offline - hours after Chernobyl cut off

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant going off the grid comes as just yesterday the Russians also disconnected Chernobyl nuclear power plant, igniting fear at the site

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Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia power cuts: nervous wait as Ukraine nuclear power plants could start leaking radiation

The catastrophic disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 was caused by an explosion at the Reactor 4 Unit. This expelled a sizeable quantity of radioactive material into the surroundings, alongside a partial meltdown of the reactor core. The last few decades have seen substantial international efforts to…

Evening Standard

Nuclear safety watchdog loses contact with Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine after capture by Russian forces

The world’s nuclear safety watchdog has lost contact with the captured Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, just hours after warning of a potential disaster in Chernobyl.

Reuters

Lukashenko orders Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to Chernobyl plant - BelTA

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed Belarusian specialists to ensure power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the BelTA news agency reported on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IAEA: Chernobyl Power Cut, Transmission Lost at Europe’s Largest Atomic Plant

Power has been cut to the Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukraine said Wednesday, but the UN's atomic watchdog said there was "no critical impact on safety". The news from the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster came as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said data transmission was also lost…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv mayor says half the city has fled

Russia-Ukraine news from March 10: Kyiv’s mayor says nearly two million people have left the capital since invasion.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's behind latest scare at Chernobyl plant?

When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, fears arose that spent nuclear fuel would overheat

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war updates: US House votes to ban Russian oil as Ukraine wakes to third week of war — as it happened

The US lower house overwhelmingly approves legislation that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States.

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