{"id":1904488,"date":"2026-04-27T05:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904488"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:17:50","slug":"at-least-16-killed-across-ukraine-and-russia-in-exhange-of-strikes-on-chernobyl-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904488","title":{"rendered":"At least 16 killed across Ukraine and Russia in exhange of strikes on Chernobyl anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/66\/84\/1200x675_cmsv2_75b6b92d-d32f-5209-b7cc-3d434440bd0a-9736684.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2889162-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2889162\" data-cid=\"9736633\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2889162-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/66\/33\/189x106_cmsv2_b1b57d0b-00c6-50b6-8d53-21c8d540f8ea-9736633.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Euronews\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \"><span class=\"c-article-title__prefix--red\">Live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    Suspect of White House press dinner shooting reportedly targeted Trump\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2887924-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2887924\" data-cid=\"9730337\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2887924-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/03\/37\/189x106_cmsv2_d5304a84-042a-51ae-bd3c-ab657144b6d8-9730337.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"'Man on Fire' - 'Devil Wears Prada 2' - KAWS | SPACE, 2023\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2888475-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2888475\" data-cid=\"9733380\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2888475-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/33\/80\/189x106_cmsv2_ef4fb96b-44f9-51c5-a0c8-b71be90461b5-9733380.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This photo provided by Katherine Hunt shows her children walking barefoot at the Park for All Senses, known locally as Park Mit Allen Sinnen, Aug. 8, 2024, in Gutach, Germany.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Nature<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Take a barefoot hike in Germany&#8217;s &#8216;park with all senses&#8217;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2888768-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2888768\" data-cid=\"9735238\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2888768-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/52\/38\/189x106_cmsv2_0314dd6e-9648-5774-b390-0baa747b6c25-9735238.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Canva\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Stress during pregnancy? 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(AP Photo\/Mykola Synelnykov)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Smoke rises after a Russian strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mykola Synelnykov)<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspJerry Fisayo-Bambi&amp;nbspwith&amp;nbsp<b>AP, AFP<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1777267070\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-27 07:17:50 +02:00\">27\/04\/2026 &#8211; 7:17 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links 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src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russian drone and missile strikes on the city of Dnipro killed at least nine, regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said Sunday, while in Russia, officials claimed one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>After reporting that two people had been killed in the early hours of Saturday, Leonid Pasechnik, the governor appointed by Russia in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, said three people had been killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on a village in the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/66\/84\/808x539_cmsv2_bc04ca93-6fb4-5610-b829-83e8e83f9921-9736684.jpg\" alt=\"A rescue worker clears the rubble after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood of Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mykola Synelnykov)\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A rescue worker clears the rubble after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood of Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mykola Synelnykov)<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukraine did not comment on either attack, and it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia\u2019s Belgorod border region, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s General Staff said Sunday its forces had struck an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, deep inside Russian territory. The strikes sparked fires at the facility, which processes 15 million tons of oil a year and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the Russian military. Russia did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n<h2>Concerns for Chernobyl on a grim anniversary<\/h2>\n<p>The latest exchange of attacks came as Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster with Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia is once again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster \u2014 Russian-Iranian Shaheds regularly fly over the plant, and one of them struck the confinement last year,\u201d he wrote on Facebook, referring to the Iran-designed drones that have wreaked havoc since Moscow launched its all-out war in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way is to force Russia to stop its reckless attacks,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666015625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/73\/66\/84\/808x539_cmsv2_60ddcadd-205a-59d4-9727-0a41a8a37c3e-9736684.jpg\" alt=\"Moldova's President Maia Sandu and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy take park in a memorial ceremony at the alley of liquidators, who lost their lives 40 years ago at t\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Moldova&#8217;s President Maia Sandu and Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy take park in a memorial ceremony at the alley of liquidators, who lost their lives 40 years ago at t<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Evgeniy Maloletka\/Copyright 2026 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His warning was echoed by Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Grossi said repairs to the plant\u2019s damaged outer protective shell must begin immediately.<\/p>\n<p>IAEA assessments show the damage sustained after a strike last year has already compromised a key safety function of the structure, he said, warning that years of inaction could heighten danger to the original sarcophagus beneath it.<\/p>\n<p>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said repairs would require at least \u20ac500 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Ukraine\u2019s Chernobyl \u2018liquidators\u2019 return 40 years after disaster<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Russian strikes kill at least seven and injure dozens across Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Energy Minister Denys Smyhal said on Sunday that partner commitments to fund repairs at the facility totalled \u20ac100 million. That is in addition to a previously agreed \u20ac30 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ukrainian officials, a Russian drone struck the outside shell of the plant&#8217;s New Safe Confinement structure in February 2025, a \u20ac1.79 billion arch-shaped containment over the remnants of reactor No. 4 that was installed in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Moscow claimed Kyiv carried out the strike and denied that it was directed at the plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div 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near the plant during Moscow&#8217;s more than four-year invasion of its neighbour.Russian drone and missile strikes on the city of Dnipro killed at least nine, regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said Sunday, while in Russia, officials claimed one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.After reporting that two people had been killed in the early hours of Saturday, Leonid Pasechnik, the governor appointed by Russia in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, said three people had been killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on a village in the city.Ukraine did not comment on either attack, and it was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.Earlier, a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia\u2019s Belgorod border region, according to local authorities.Meanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s General Staff said Sunday its forces had struck an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, deep inside Russian territory. The strikes sparked fires at the facility, which processes 15 million tons of oil a year and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the Russian military. Russia did not immediately comment.Concerns for Chernobyl on a grim anniversaryThe latest exchange of attacks came as Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster with Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.\u201cRussia is once again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster \u2014 Russian-Iranian Shaheds regularly fly over the plant, and one of them struck the confinement last year,\u201d he wrote on Facebook, referring to the Iran-designed drones that have wreaked havoc since Moscow launched its all-out war in February 2022.\u201cThe world must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way is to force Russia to stop its reckless attacks,\u201d Zelenskyy said.His warning was echoed by Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Grossi said repairs to the plant\u2019s damaged outer protective shell must begin immediately.IAEA assessments show the damage sustained after a strike last year has already compromised a key safety function of the structure, he said, warning that years of inaction could heighten danger to the original sarcophagus beneath it.The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said repairs would require at least \u20ac500 million.Ukraine&#8217;s Energy Minister Denys Smyhal said on Sunday that partner commitments to fund repairs at the facility totalled \u20ac100 million. 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