An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine said they had been told a drone caused a fire after striking the roof of the New Safe Confinement (NSC), the €1.5bn ($1.57bn) structure which protects the remains of the destroyed Unit 4 at the site.
The agency said on social media that during the night of 13-14 February, at around 01:50, the team at Chernobyl heard an explosion coming from the NSC. “They were informed that a UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] had struck the NSC roof.
“Fire safety personnel and vehicles responded within minutes,” the agency said on X.