Kremlin dismisses Ukraine's accusation that Russia attacked Chornobyl nuclear plant

The structure that covers the old sarcophagus which confines the remains of the damaged fourth reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, bears an impact of what the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says was a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at Chornobyl, in Kyiv region, Ukraine February 14, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday dismissed as a "provocation" accusations by Ukraine that a Russian drone had damaged the containment shelter at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he did not have precise information on the alleged incident but that Russia does not attack nuclear infrastructure.