On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary, Repairing Damaged Shield Poses 'Enormous Challenge'

On Chernobyl Disaster Anniversary, Repairing Damaged Shield Poses 'Enormous Challenge'

As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers are struggling to find ways to repair the complex's protective shield more than two months after a Russian drone left a large hole in the structure.

The victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster were commemorated in Comrat today in a moving ceremony that brought together local authorities, survivors and residents of the municipality. The event marked 39 years since the damage that left deep marks for the entire nation. The United Nations has called it the greatest ecological disaster in human history.

The Russians attacked a nuclear facility with a drone in February

In February, the Russians shelled the Ark over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now it no longer fulfills its function. What is the situation now - the plot of TSN (news 1+1)