The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources has announced that the emergency situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been eliminated after a Russian drone hit the sarcophagus on February 14. The next step is to restore the functioning of the arch.
This was reported by Minister of the Ministry of Environment Svitlana Hrynchuk.
“On February 14, at about two in the morning, Russians attacked the arch of the new safe confinement over the destroyed fourth power unit of the Chornobyl NPP with an explosive warhead. After the fire was extinguished, the filler of the NSC Arch’s protective shell continued to smolder,” the minister reminded.
According to Hrynchuk, this process was stopped around 12:00 today. The Ministry of Environment assured that the radiation situation is unchanged and is under constant control. The next step is to analyze the damage to the new safe confinement and restore the arch.