Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over drone activity at Chernobyl

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1777261487}NewsWorldEuropeUkraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over drone activity at ChernobylMoscow bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster, warns ZelenskyArpan Rai Monday 27 April 2026 04:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965328","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-chernobyl-b2965328.html","title":"Ukraine war live: Putin accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over Chernobyl drone attacks"}}CloseZelensky accuses Russia of attacking nuclear plant on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disasterOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMetho...