Ukraine Firefighters continue to battle fire in Chernobyl exclusion zone
Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle a forest fire in the radioactively contaminated exclusion zone around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the fire, which was started by two Russian drones on Thursday, has now covered more than 1,200 hectares. A total of 374 people were involved in the firefighting efforts.
09.05.2026, 20:21
SDA
"The situation is completely under control," the civil defense assured. Meanwhile, the Ukrinform agency reported that the fire posed no radioactive danger.
On April 26, 1986, a test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine went out of control, resulting in the worst-case scenario. Attenuated radioactive clouds spread as far as northern and western Europe.
Russia has been waging a destructive war of aggression against Ukraine for more than four years.
