Zaporizhzhia

Forest fires, burst pipelines, and chemical waste are just some of the more than 800 instances of environmental degradation recorded since Russia's invasion began.

Nuclear energy is greener than renewables and safer than fossil fuels. But people seldom make decisions based on facts, writes freelance science journalist Tyler J. Kelley.

The U.N. atomic agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday, September 16, 2022, calling on Moscow to immediately end its occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant, where shelling of the facility and nearby areas in recent weeks heightened fears of a possible radiation disaster.

United Nations Secretary−General Antonio Guterres on Monday, August 8, 2022 warned that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension.

Russia vowed to continue its bloody offensive in Ukraine as the war neared its seventh week on Wednesday, April 12, 2022, as President Vladimir Putin insisted the campaign was going as planned despite a major withdrawal and significant losses.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's director-general arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities, the agency said.

No radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the facility, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said on Friday, March 4, 2022, as Russian forces pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation.