Key facts
- Ukraine's Security Service considers Russia's strike on the Chornobyl spent fuel storage facility a war crime.
- The strike damaged the spent nuclear fuel reception and reloading building.
- The IAEA administrative building was also damaged in the explosion.
Ukraine's Security Service has officially designated Russia's strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Chornobyl as a war crime. The agency reported that the explosion caused damage to the spent nuclear fuel reception and reloading building, as well as the administrative building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The incident raises concerns about the safety of nuclear facilities during the ongoing conflict and highlights the potential for escalation and disregard for international humanitarian law.