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War in Ukraine
Odesa, Kyiv, or a Reactor? Brit Evokes Putin Nuke Specter, Ukrainians Dismiss It as Grandstanding
An ex-UK colonel says that a Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine could come in four forms. But Ukrainians criticize his article as a far-fetched publicity stunt.
June 4, 2025
Russia
Moscow Planning to Connect Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant to Russian Grid
A report from Greenpeace shows satellite imagery of Russia building over 55 miles of electricity lines and pylons to connect the plant to the grid in occupied territory in Ukraine’s south.
May 27, 2025
Kyiv
A Unique Research Center in Kyiv Is Preparing for Nuclear Threats: What’s Inside?
Kyiv Post visited the National Center for Radiation Medicine in Kyiv — a unique institution that has been conducting radiological studies since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
May 15, 2025
Kyiv
A Unique Research Center in Kyiv Is Preparing for Nuclear Threats: What’s Inside?
Kyiv Post visited the National Center for Radiation Medicine in Kyiv — a unique institution that has been conducting radiological studies since the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
May 14, 2025
Energy
Ukraine Nabs Suspected Agent in Nuclear Sabotage Plot
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the suspect, a former nuclear plant employee, tried to guide Russian drones to power lines supplying electricity to the Kyiv region.
May 13, 2025
Ukraine
Not Only Chornobyl: An Abandoned City with an Unfinished NPP in the Center of Ukraine
Kyiv Post visited Orbita – a city meant to be like Pripyat or Enerhodar – but it was abandoned during construction, leaving behind the shattered dreams of hundreds of people who had already moved in.
May 1, 2025
Ukraine
The Abandoned City Built Around Central Ukraine’s Unfinished Nuclear Power Plant
Kyiv Post visited Orbita – a city that was meant to become home to tens of thousands of nuclear power plant workers, like Chornobyl, Pripyat or Enerhodar – but it was abandoned during construction
April 30, 2025
Energy
EXPLAINED: What’s the Big Deal With the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?
Ukraine’s largest power plant, currently under Russian occupation, has come up once again as one of the points of contention in the US peace deal – here’s why everyone wants it.
April 28, 2025
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Decides Against Selling Nuclear Reactors to Ukraine
Ukraine had ordered two Soviet designed VVER units for its Khmelnitsky NPP, a decision that caused an avalanche of criticism from Ukrainian energy analysts.
April 15, 2025
Ukraine
Trump Eyes Control Over Ukrainian Nuclear Plants in High-Stakes Rare Earth Deal
During the latest phone call, Trump reportedly told Zelensky that “American ownership” of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants would be the “best protection” for them.
March 21, 2025
Energy
Bank Loans Drive Ukraine’s Energy Expansion – But It Wasn’t Enough
Ukrainian banks provided $336 million of loans to help Ukrainians build an extra 549 MW to avoid blackouts, but the demand is six times higher.
March 14, 2025
Belarus
Russia’s Strike on Chornobyl Reactor #4: How Dangerous Is It?
The discovery of the remains of a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could have far reaching implications.
Feb. 14, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Approves Controversial Purchase of Russian Nuclear Reactor
A lawmaker said the planned purchase would cost half-a-billion euros, with earlier reports suggesting they would be purchased from Bulgaria.
Feb. 11, 2025
Germany
French Framatome Expands Production With Russia’s Rosatom
Rosatom’s nuclear energy is cheap and helps countries to diversify their supply, but Russia’s state energy giant can potentially use this dependence for espionage, blackmail and avoiding sanctions.
Feb. 2, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Nuclear Power Plants Save Workers as Russian Bombings Intensify
Warnings from Khmelnytskyi: Shahed drones are getting dangerously close to nuclear facilities, and no one can guarantee the Kremlin won’t cross that red line.
Dec. 21, 2024
Economy
Medical Reform: Will Ukrainian Scientific Institutions be Converted into Hospitals?
Ukrainian medical science, which withstood the difficulties brought about post-Soviet underfunding and a lack of strategy, may finally change – not necessarily for the better.
Dec. 14, 2024