Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking Chornobyl nuclear waste storage site

KIEV, June 7– Ukraine’s state-run nuclear energy operator Energoatom on Sunday accused Russia of attacking its spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the disused Chornobyl power plant. According to Energoatom, a drone strike occurred at around 2:10 a.m. local time (2310 GMT Saturday), partially destroying the facility’s container-receiving building. The agency said that no spent nuclear fuel was stored in the damaged structure.