Key facts
- UK government pledges £17 million for Chornobyl plant repairs.
- Funding will restore confinement and ventilation functions.
- Plant damaged by Russian drone strike last year.
The British government announced on Thursday that it will provide £17 million ($22.45 million) to fund repairs at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. The funds are intended to support critical repairs to the plant's structure and ventilation systems, aiming to preserve its lifespan. The plant's protective shelter was damaged by a Russian drone strike last year. The Chornobyl site was the location of the world's worst atomic accident in 1986.