Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl anniversary
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory, and Russia killed at least 16 people on the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian attacks risk repeating history and called for an end to 'nuclear terrorism'.
At least 16 people were killed in strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory, and Russia over the past day. The violence coincided with the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian attacks risk repeating history, citing Iranian-designed drones flying over the Chernobyl plant. Russian drone and missile strikes on Dnipro killed at least nine people. A Ukrainian drone strike on Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea killed one man. Ukraine's General Staff reported striking an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, deep inside Russian territory, sparking fires at the facility.
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