Russia has ​repeatedly launched drones and missiles on a flight path near the disused Chornobyl nuclear plant during attacks on Ukraine, elevating the risk of a major accident, Ukraine’s top ‌state prosecutor told Reuters.

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko detailed the previously unreported Russian military activity near Ukrainian nuclear sites in written ​remarks, as Ukraine prepares to mark on Sunday’s (April 26, 2026) 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster.