“On June 7, 2026, at 2:10 a.m. (1:10 a.m. Polish time), a direct hit of an enemy strike unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded on the container reception building of the Central Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository of the state-owned operator of nuclear power plants, Enerhoatom, near the town of Buryakivka in the Kiev Oblast. The distance from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is approximately 15 km,” the headquarters said. on Telegram.
As noted, the facility is intended for long-term, safe storage of spent fuel from VVER nuclear reactors (Russian production) of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
As a result of the impact, the building was partially damaged and a fire broke out on an area of approximately 40 square meters.
IAEA: Our experts will go to the site of the drone attack near Chernobyl
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Ukraine informed it about a drone attack on the central storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl. She announced that her experts would soon go there to assess the effects of the attack on the spot.
“The attack caused significant damage to the fuel receiving building – including the facade, windows and doors – and the shock wave also affected nearby buildings. According to Ukraine, radiation levels at the facility remain within established limits. The IAEA Chernobyl team will visit the facility soon to assess the effects of the attack,” the agency said on Platform X.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, quoted in the statement, emphasized that attacks on nuclear facilities are completely unacceptable and violate key nuclear security principles, in particular the IAEA Seven Essential Pillars of Nuclear Security and Physical Protection in times of armed conflict.
