The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to the IAEA.

Ukrainian drone strikes building 830 meters from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s residence in Grozny, prompting threats that mirror 2022 Chechen infiltration attempt on Kyiv leaders.

Ukraine said in February a Russian drone had struck the protective shelter housing the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986. A fire at the site was quickly extinguished, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the time. Russia denied targeting the site.

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

A Ukrainian operator who survived the attack told Business Insider that he credits the vehicle driver with saving the crew's lives.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought up drone strikes conducted on former President Obama’s watch when asked about the controversy over Caribbean boat strikes authorized by Defense Secretary Pete

On December 13, 2025, in Odesa, Ukraine, a video captured a drone attack on a cargo ship docked at the city’s port. In the footage, a kamikaze-style drone is seen flying overhead before suddenly striking the vessel,

La., says he won't prejudge the Sept. 2 Caribbean strike as House and Senate Armed Services committees plan oversight hearings.

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a major long-range drone strike on an offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea. This strike reportedly took place earlier in the week. The attack is described as part of an undisclosed mission.