Ukraine seeking solutions for damaged Chernobyl confinement vessel, minister says

Svitlana Grynchuk, Ukraine's Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, speaks to the media next to a solar power plant constructed in Chornobyl exclusion zone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

CHORNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the confinement vessel at the stricken Chornobyl nuclear power plant, a government minister said on Saturday.

Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Hrynchuk was speaking outside the decommissioned station during the inauguration of a 0.8-megawatt solar power facility ahead of two conferences due to discuss Chornobyl and other issues related to nuclear power operations.