Chornobyl: News
More from War
News Feed
Monday, June 15
Kyiv's historic Pechersk Lavra burns as large-scale Russian strikes kill 4, injure 23 in capital
"We ask for prayers for the salvation of the shrine from destruction. Another Russian crime against humanity, against history, against Christianity," Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said amid Russia's attack.
US, Iran agree to peace deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen upon signing, Trump says
The United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement to end ongoing hostilities, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on June 14.
Armenia releases final election results as pro-Russian opposition demands new vote
According to Armenia's Central Electoral Commission, Prime Minister Nikos Pashinyan's Civil Contract party will hold 64 seats in the 105-person parliament.
Sunday, June 14
Kharkiv Art Museum in flames, baby injured after 'cynical' Russian drone attack
The strike caused a major fire at a critical Ukrainian cultural site and injured five people, including a 1-month-old infant.
Ukraine war latest: Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes
Key developments on June 13-14: * Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes * Russia fired nearly 2,000 drones at Ukraine in one week, Zelensky says * Black Sea Fleet command plans relocation from Crimea to Russia’s Novorossiysk, pro-Ukrainian partisans claim * UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in 'first operation of its kind' * UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022 Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia's Tula Oblast, an
Trump holds back-to-back calls with Zelensky, Putin ahead of G7 summit
Zelensky said the leaders discussed "good ideas" to "bring peace closer" and plan to continue the discussion at the upcoming G7 summit in France.
About Chornobyl
Chornobyl in northern Ukraine is the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which occurred in 1986. The site is approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Kyiv. Russian forces seized the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone on February 24, 2022, occupying the contaminated area until late March 2022 and causing disruptions to radiation monitoring. Ukrainian authorities restored control after Russian troops withdrew in the spring of 2022.
Read more
Most Popular
1.
As Russian battlefield gains slow and recruitment drive falters, Ukraine is warning that the Kremlin may finally reach for the measure it has long resisted — a forced mobilization. According to Kyiv, Moscow is preparing to call up tens of thousands of fresh soldiers to offset its climbing battlefield losses. But analysts believe Russia would only take that gamble in case of an imminent front-line collapse, or a sweeping pivot to a war economy — one that could signal preparations to push the co
