Russian Drone Strike Has Radiation Escaping from Chernobyl Shield

[PeterRS]

My guess is this was bound to happen. After their utter incompetence destroyed a Chernobyl reactor, the Russians pathetic attempt to build a sarcophagus over the zone had a declared lifespan of just 30 years. Several countries thereafter contributed to a new durable US$1.5 billion shield whch was placed in position in 2019. In February a Russian drone strike hit the shield. An inspection of the confinement structure by the International Atomic Energy Commission last week has now confirmed that the shield can no longer block radiation leaks and requires major repairs. Russia obviously should pay for these, but expecting Putin to come up with the cash is as likely as Mickey Mouse launching a nuclear missile.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/06/chornobyl-disaster-shelter-no-longer-blocks-radiation-and-needs-major-repair-iaea

[Moses]

30 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

the Russians pathetic attempt

Ukrainian pathetic attempt, dear, Ukrainian.

And due famous Ukrainian corruption, construction of shield took 30 years. And these 30 years radiation was leaking. 

[Moses]

31 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

Russia obviously should pay for these

As usual British "highly likely". Since drone's attack in February 2025 till now left 10 months. And still no even single evidence what it was Russian drone.

The shelling of the Zaporozhie Nuclear Power Plant has been going on for the fourth year now. And for the fourth year, the West and Ukraine claim that Russia is doing the shelling. It's so logical, isn't it – to shoot at yourself?

Of course, it's the Russian devils who are doing the shooting; how could Ukrainian angels possibly shoot? It's impossible to even imagine such a thing.
 

[PeterRS]

There is no point even responding to @Moses specific points because they are all a load of Russian propaganda rubbish. If the Chernobyl Russian engineers had not totally fucked their so-called safety test in their flawed nuclear reactor design, the world would not have suffered from the massive release of radiation, many Soviet citizens would not have died horrible deaths and the world would be a safer place. End of story!

 

[Moses]

5 hours ago, PeterRS said:

a load of Russian propaganda rubbish.

Oh, yes?

Disaster in 1989, shield's construction finished in 2019. Wanna to discuss reasons?

[khaolakguy]

Who would waste their breath. You are just a paid putin parrot.

[vinapu]

11 hours ago, Moses said:

 

Of course, it's the Russian devils who are doing the shooting; how could Ukrainian angels possibly shoot? It's impossible to even imagine such a thing.
 

finally you came to your senses

[vinapu]

2 hours ago, Moses said:

Oh, yes?

Disaster in 1989, shield's construction finished in 2019. Wanna to discuss reasons?

1986, I know when I was in Novosibirsk

[PeterRS]

9 hours ago, Moses said:

Oh, yes?

Disaster in 1989, shield's construction finished in 2019. Wanna to discuss reasons?

I will discuss the reasons if you will discuss why it was that Russia built a Mickey Mouse nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, why it was that Russian officials' cavalier safety culture in Russian reactors then fucked up a simple test and released vast quantities of radiation into the world's air, why it had to evacuate hundreds of thousands, and why thousands, if not many tens of thousands or more, died of radiation poisoning. Even today, people are still dying from the effect of that disaster.

That said I take nothing away from the heroism of the Russian first responders, particularly those who entered the blast zone, the firefighters and especially the helicopter pilots, most of whom paid with their lives. The Russian Academy of Sciences estimated that as many as 830,000 were involved as part of the "clean up " teams and that between 112,000 and 125,000 of these had died by 2005. Evidence hidden in Russian hospitals as far away as Moscow and subsequently discovered showed that 40,000 were hospitalised in the summer after the explosion, many women and children. 

 @Moses will inevitably dispute all this - as he always does. So why were six major officials from Chernobyl jailed in labour camps folllowing the disaster? Why was the test at Chernobyl being carried out when it had previously been tried at other Russian reactors when every test had failed? The fact was the operators of the test were not briefed on aspects of nuclear safety which would have enabled them to shut own the test before the catastrophe. Normally for other posters i would add, over to you @Moses. But we know you will claim these are all lies so I have answered for you.