Ukraine flags nuclear risk after Russia’s drones cut power to Chernobyl, Europe’s largest plant offlineRussia's power grid attacks escalate nuclear safety concerns after a drone caused a three-hour blackout at Chernobyl, impacting crucial coo...
02 Oct, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
Russia says Ukraine targeted nuclear plant in drone barrageRussia alleged that Ukraine launched a drone attack targeting the Smolensk nuclear power plant. Russian authorities claim to have neutraliz...
12 Sep, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
From Fordow to Faridabad: How one nuclear bombing could cause a Chernobyl-style fallout and contaminate India’s futureThe US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities may not spark a Chernobyl-style disaster, but experts warn of real risks closer to home espe...
23 Jun, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
A 1,000-X-ray blob: Why Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot still terrifies scientistsNearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the remnants of Reactor No. 4, especially the Elephant’s Foot—a dense, highly radioactive...
13 May, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
How a cheap drone punctured Chernobyl's 40,000 ton shieldThe largest movable structure, built to contain Chernobyl's damaged reactor, was compromised by a drone attack, causing significant damage....
25 Mar, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
Chernobyl radiation shield damaged in Russian drone attack, claims UkraineUkraine alleges that a Russian drone strike damaged Chernobyl’s radiation shield, but officials confirm no change in radiation levels. Mosc...
14 Feb, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Opening old wounds? Ukraine claims Chernobyl's radiation shield hit by Russian droneChernobyl, one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, is back in the headlines as the damaged site has been hit again by a Russian drone a...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Chernobyl dogs are evolving, nuclear radition changing their genesA study reveals stray dogs near Chernobyl are evolving with distinct genetic differences. Researchers analyzed DNA from 302 dogs, finding u...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
Ukrainian nuclear plant loses power supply again, is 'extremely vulnerable': IAEAZaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest atomic power station, has lost its external power supply for the seventh time since Russ...
22 May, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Ukrainian Army provoking catastrophe around Zaporozhye NPP, alleges Russian MoDZaporozhye is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. Russia launched its ‘special military operat...
29 Sep, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
Fighting in Ukraine endangers Zaporizhzhia plant; nations trade accusationsDuring the fighting in early March, Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged fire near the plant. The skirmishes resulted in a fire at its tr...
10 Aug, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacksUkraine's state power company, Energoatom, said the pullout at Chernobyl came after soldiers received "significant doses" of radiation from...
01 Apr, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Russia occupies Chernobyl staff town, Kyiv saysEarlier, Kyiv announced that Russian troops had entered Slavutych and occupied the municipal hospital.
26 Mar, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Explained: What's behind latest scare at Chernobyl plant?Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the plant, which was occupied by Russian forces earlier in the Feb. 24 invasion, "lost all el...
10 Mar, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Chernobyl power cut, transmission lost at Europe's largest atomic plant: IAEAThe news from the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster came as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said data transmission w...
10 Mar, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
Russia's seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant adds to fears about radiation safetyRussian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia plant - Europe's largest - after attacking it in the early hours of Friday, setting an adjacent fi...
04 Mar, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?After taking the strategic port city of Kherson, Russian forces moved into the territory near Zaporizhzhia and attacked the nearby city of ...
04 Mar, 2022, 02.44 PM IST