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Euromaidan Press
18 Feb 2025
Bohdan Ben


Emergency workers dismantle roof parts of the Chornobyl sarcophagus to extinguish smoldering spots following Russian attack

Two smoldering spots remain in the roof insulation following a Russian drone attack on 14 February 2025.
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The New Safe Confinement at Chornobyl nuclear plant, built to confine the remains of reactor unit 4 which was destroyed during the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Kyiv Oblast, 2019. Photo: EBRD
Emergency workers dismantle roof parts of the Chornobyl sarcophagus to extinguish smoldering spots following Russian attack

Emergency workers in Ukraine continue efforts to address damage to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant sarcophagus following a Russian strike. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, three crews are currently working to partially dismantle affected structures and extinguish three smoldering hotspots in the roof insulation.

The sarcophagus, damaged during an attack on 14 February 2025, was built over the fourth reactor unit destroyed in the 1986 disaster. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the strike was carried out by a drone carrying a high-explosive warhead.

Though Zelenskyy initially reported that the fire had been extinguished immediately after the attack, the State Emergency Service announced on 17 February that specialized climbing teams are still working to access parts of the protective structure and extinguish ongoing smoldering in the roofing materials.

Specialists are continuously monitoring the situation using drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras and are checking air quality. Officials report that radiation levels at the Chornobyl industrial site remain within acceptable limits.

The Chornobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986, when a reactor explosion completely destroyed the facility’s fourth unit, causing severe contamination. The accident resulted in the complete evacuation of Pripyat, Chornobyl, and all settlements within a 30-kilometer zone.

Following the disaster, the originalShelterstructure was hastily constructed over the destroyed fourth reactor. Years later, a new sarcophagus was built to contain it.

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